Natural Weed Control for Gardens
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- Want to get rid of weeds in the vegetable garden? Cut down drastically on weeding and spend more time in enjoying the fruits of your labor using natural weed control for gardens. Control and suppress weeds using natural methods including solarization, natural (and free) mulches, cover crops and more. No need for chemical sprays, or tedious hours of hand pulling- tried and true natural methods of weed control are incredibly effective and save on time & labor. And be sure to share your natural weed control ideas in the comments!
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I don't worry about weeds unless they are close to my plants..the weeds also feed the soil..I just try to weed eat them before they seed..I also have started cover cropping and feed soil with living roots..compost and worm compost..always a work in progress
This tactic works great for many types of weeds! And yes- it is definitely always a work in progress!
A farmer once told me "Mother Earth is modest. Cover her up or she will do it herself!" Great video, thanks.
Love that! And so true!
You always have such awesome information for folks Mrs. Jenna. We got to old to mess with weeds so I covered it up with heavy weed mat and installed a straw bale garden. Now we deal with very little weeding outside. Being hydro in both my greenhouses stays totally weed free. See what happens when you become an old fart! LMBO. Stay safe my friend and hope you have a wonderful rest of the week!
Thank you so much! I think what you've done at your place is a great way to eliminate weeding (amongst all the other benefits)! I keep meaning to tell you- inspired by you, I went ahead and gave straw bale gardening a shot. I've got potatoes, beans, tomatoes & peppers planted in straw bales alongside my regular garden. So far I'm pleasantly suprised with how well they're doing! And no weeding!
That is wonderful news to hear! Please do show us in a video!
CB's Greenhouse and Garden I’m hoping to one of these days!
I am experimenting with my raised beds this year with perennial cover crops. As I learn more about soil biology, I am finding keeping living roots in the soil at all times is crucial to maintaining the soil life. Just today I found a couple more plants to try, Irish moss and Brass buttons. I already have creeping thyme and oregano growing. Not only will these plants support the soil life, but they will out compete weeds.
You’ve gotta love the plants that outcompete weeds! Those 2 are new to me- I’ll have to look into them. Thanks!
For the first time last year , used cardboard. Used it around my tomatoes and had pretty healthy plants, less weeds, less watering. Will use again next year. Thank you for sharing.
I am glad to hear that using cardboard worked so well for you Sara! I have been saving mine up all winter for use in the garden this spring-- it really makes a difference. Take care & have a wonderful week!
Amazing lesson a-z Jenna. We sometimes tarp the beds in the off season but they are so tiny, it is easy enough to just cultivate and rake them in late winter and get rolling. And, got to tell you, I get lazy on the edges. Heck, we have a bunch of pokeweed right now to get rid of actually. Did it once already. Thanks for posting.
Thank you! I kind of overdid it on the amount of space I've got planted this year, so I'm really having to focus on eliminating some of the time spent weeding, or I'm going to end up spending every waking hour pulling weeds! I'm starting to wish my beds were smaller! 😄
Growfully with Jenna We have some old friends, that are about 20 years older than us, grew up farming in Michigan. Anyway, they kept a 35x35 square vegetable garden (north Georiga) and nothing else. Everything. One place. Used mulch for weeds between everything and, gotta say, it was pretty much weed free. They just rotated the thing counter clock wise or whatever. And they had a LOT more land to grow in, they just dedicated one spot to keep it as simple as possible. Not suggesting you do that, but when you said you "over did it" it make me think of Eddie and Sylvia. Sweet people. And they produced a LOT of the standard stuff. They did let the winter squash have the edges and run out into the yard, nice trick. I still use it. :) Be blessed! 😎🌞👍
heck wrote so long, I just let the rest of your video run, what the hay! lol have a good one
@@JulesGardening there is definitely something to be said for such an efficient method of gardening-- I need to employ some of these techniques for sure!
Pretty and I love the video
Thanks
Since switching to raised beds, we don't have too much trouble w/ weeds but some trouble w/ volunteers - my wife thinks any Tomato Volunteers should always be left to grow. I tend to sneak them out when she isn't looking! lol
Haha- I have to do this same thing with my dad. He will let ALL the volunteer tomatoes grow!
Im the same way. Let it grow!! We had cherry tomatoes all over this year. The funny thing is.. we didnt plant any cherry tomatoes. So we got some crop and now my Mom and i are enjoying cherry tomatoes!!
@@verngib9041 I composted 2 dozen pumpkins last Fall, and we have Pumpkin Volunteers all over the place. I let about half grow, and we are getting some decent pumpkins.
We cut down the weeds and let them rot there. For the weeds that have root system, soil tillting seems to be the ideal option
That's a great method as long as the weeds have not gone to seed yet-- more organic matter added to the soil! As far as tilling, it depends on the weed's reproductive cycle- this will work for some weeds, but for others it will just make the problem worse. A great example is thistle- which can reproduce via root segments which break off in the soil- when you till it can cause a huge amount of new plants to grow.
I have a question about cover crops… are you enjoying the harvest as well as the benefits? Or is it only planted to help with weeds and soil enrichment? I have been considering cover crops for a while but wasn’t quite sure what to do. Thank you all for your knowledge. Im still researching during my off time. Not much of that. Lol!
I don't typically harvest my cover crops. They would normally be terminated before being harvestable (such as the grains like rye & oats and seeds like buckwheat). You could, in theory, harvest them and still cut and drop the plant matter and incorporate into the soil- which could give you the best of both worlds!
Hi Jenna, my biggest problem is my timing. I am trying to get better at learning all about gardening in Ohio, but the rainy season has really put me off of my timing. That and also the very cold nights and warmish days. For example, my husband is finally home from an extended trip and so we thought we would get a jump on all of the chores in the garden. I am actually writing this comment as I take a break from digging up thistle and dandelion in my garden beds as it is getting hot in the late morning sun and while our son finishes up all of the mowings around the house and gardens and also out back in our 3/4 acre lawn-garden area. I really want to get caught up, but have no seeds started and there is more rain forecasted for tomorrow (not surprised). What can I do now that it is May 12th in order to have a nice successful garden without hopefully paying the high prices of seed starts from the garden center? I have plenty of seeds (4-cases that hold 4x6 photo box inserts). So having seeds are not the issue. I really could use some suggestions at this point. I am trying to set up my phone alarms for the future to tell me what chores need to be done and when. Have you ever considered notification alerts for your followers? Many Blessings to you Jenna, and may you always have good health, safety, and prosperity in all you do. God Bless ~SuzyJC_05.12.2022~
Hi Suzy- there is still plenty you can plant now from seed. Corn, beans, melons, cucumbers, pumpkins... just to name a few. It depends on what you want to eat & grow! You can sill even do a late tomato planting if you want.
I do have this series: ruclips.net/p/PL4zzslvkscX1qEVADEL6_OL5ynFVtcMPR which shows what I plant/start from seed each month, as well as this series of 'shorts'- where I am sharing what I am planting/starting from seed on a particular day through the growing season: ruclips.net/p/PL4zzslvkscX0xM0aZaHxKIIdt_tLhVFMQ These may be of help
Jamaica grass, I hate these guys. but it really loves our 6A clay!
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