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HomeSpunLady -> How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 1:27:19 PM)

Right now I do it the old fashioned way, bum in the air, pulling by out by hands. Which is getting really hard, I might add, with a beach ball in the front. I do try to do it on my hands and knees, but my one hand gives out and my knees usually can't take that much more. Sometimes I'm able to squat (oh, I am so lady like when I am weeding), but even that is trying. I've been investigating weeding tools. I don't like using a hoe, eats up too much soil, and I have to readjust the soil after I get the weeds out. A rake is too wide. Plus it doesn't get all the weeds. I've seen a certain tool called a circle hoe. Have you used it? Does it work?

What ways do you effectively weed your garden?



Harvie -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 1:42:09 PM)

Front yard: gardener does it.

Back yard: morning glories take over the yard ... no one can see any weeds.

It's a great system!



Auben -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 2:06:44 PM)

I use a hoe for most of the weeding, but I only weed a few times before I mulch. Once dh cuts the grass and the plants get tall enough not to be swamped I put old fallen leaves or fresh cut grass around them. Thick enough so the weeds don't develop, but not so much to overwhelm the plant. This cuts down on weeding A LOT.

Some of the weeds are too close to the plants or under climbing poles. Then I just squat down for a minute and clean it out.



Wild-Rose -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 3:47:40 PM)

Well now, it's not fair asking two different questions. How do you weed your garden? I was going to say "haphazardly". Then you threw in the word "effectively". So now I am stumped as how to answer. [:)]



phosadaud -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 4:02:02 PM)

My house was a repo and the yards were basically one big weed when I moved in. I'm still battling with weeds in the grass (mostly where I seeded - not as much where I laid sod. I will never seed a lawn again!), but each year my garden beds are easier and easier to keep looking nice.

Bark mulch is your friend. Fewer weeds will come up and the ones that do are easier to pull up because the bark helps hold moisture in longer in the soil (I live in a dessert so this is a wonderful thing!). After that, I try to weed on a regular basis by hand - pulling as much of the plant & root out as I can. I also try to get weeds before they go to seed. Over time, you will have fewer and fewer weeds (stuff still blows in though). I don't usually hoe or rake because many of the weeds around here have deep roots and will keep coming back if you don't pull them out by the roots. You may be able to weed faster, but you will find the weeds come back fast as well so you have to weed more often. If you do use a tool, try to dig down as much as you can to get as much of the root as you can and remove the dead weeds completely.

For really tough weeds, I do use round up or something along those lines although I try to avoid that if I can because I have a dog and I hate having to keep her away until it's safe.



agapetos -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 6:10:35 PM)

I use black ground cover fabric and either plant through or use pots/raised beds. There's ground elder in the garden and no getting rid of it other by smoothering it (I think it's working![&:]). The weeds that have grown have sat on the fabric and not grown through, so it's really easy to get rid of them. Some weeds at the sides, but that's much easier to deal with than the whole garden.



cindybode -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 6:23:30 PM)

Mulch, mulch, mulch.

Remember that nature hates bare ground - if you have a lot of space between the plants you want to keep, it will fill in with something. Plant close. Fill in the bare areas with annuals or quick growing veggies. Otherwise, just keep the areas right around your plants clear and don't worry too much about the rest. As you're able to fill in the space, you'll have fewer weeds.

We don't really get too crazy about weeds around here - we consider them God-given animal food. [:D]



Auben -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 10:14:01 PM)

Another positive about mulch is that it enriches the earth as it breaks down, thus feeding plants (better yields, less fertilizer).

Something like bark takes a long time to break down.
Leaves can take up to 6 months.
Grass is relatively shorter but is usually easy/cheap to replace.



HomeSpunLady -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 10:48:28 PM)

Does it matter how thick the leaves, grass or whatever is?



phosadaud -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/20/2008 10:58:38 PM)

It depends on what the mulch is. Here is a good run-down of the different types of mulch and basics on what to do or not do to make it work the best for what you want.



flowerz -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/24/2008 2:41:57 PM)

I use a trowel and/or my hands to pull out weeds. I usually carry a bucket with me and throw the weeds in there. I do that usually squatting. Most of my beds have mulch, so there aren't many weeds except in my veggie garden. I sometimes use the hoe in there.



charity7 -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/24/2008 7:39:31 PM)

1 weed at a time!![:D] Well really this year I dont weed! we are in the rebuilding stage and just mow what we can!![:)]



APZR -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/24/2008 9:06:56 PM)

If it's not too over run, I tell my kids that I'll give them a quarter for every weed they pull... then I go lay in my hammock while they scatter and fill their plastic pales. As for the yard, we have a lawn service that comes 7 times a year to do treatments.



Leslie_JnJs_mom -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/25/2008 11:50:22 PM)

Landscape fabric and mulch. We forgot to put our compost down underneath the fabric so my veggies are not growing like mad this year. I did fall off the organic wagon and buy some miracle grow and some powder stuff that is good for veggies. That sure perked them up!



isaacsmom -> RE: How Do You Weed Your Garden? (6/26/2008 9:02:55 AM)

Our big garden: Hubby tills the rows and I pull the weeds around the plants by hand. Putting down wet newspaper is more effective than the weed paper, I hear.

My flowerbeds: MULCH.



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