Weed control in garden

[LostArra]

This stuff kills everything.
I use it on my gravel driveways

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I may try that on some wild blackberries which seem to be impossible to kill. Roundup+Crossbow has worked fairly well.

 

[JoeK]

a thick layer (~4" minimum and more the merrier) of mulch such as straw or woodchips at the beginning of the season will suppress the weeds, retain moisture in the soil, breakdown slowly into Soil organic matter, support beneficial soil biology and while I suppose there could be some cons, nothing near the ill effects of herbicides on your garden and your health

 

[Divide93]

Phuquing weeds man, it's all Adam and Eve's fault!

 

[B Harrison]

I till and pull weeds in my garden or cut them off with a hoe.


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[JoeK]

Spent a few years as a full time "gardener" selling direct to consumers. I did spend a good bit of time spreading mulch, but very little time weeding. Also can ditch the tilling, use a broadfork for a couple of years, leave as much root mass in the soil after harvests and after that you can dig holes with your bare hands...

 

[VAHunter23322]

I put down the commercial quality fabric then use wood chips. I put them 4-6” deep. They will break down over the years then I scoop them up and put them on actual garden for compost. I get chips free from the tree trimming guys. Having a tractor with FEL makes it easier to manage.

 

[MarkOrtiz]

I get a truck full of woodchips from the tree trimming companies every few months. 4-6" of wood chips directly on the ground with no fabric or plastic keeps 90-95% of the weeds out. What very few make it through get pulled in just a few minutes.

 

[jagunn550]

After I install water irrigation system in my raised bed garden, I plan to use several rounds of weed killer then landscape fabric and rock. Will likely still have some weeds that come up, but should be much more manageable.

 

[JoeK]

Having dealt with both ample woodchips and a fair bit of landscaping work in many different yards with decorative rock/gravel with or without fabric/plastic I can just say you WILL regret both the rock, and the plastic someday. Unless you just spray herbicide which I find very unappealing and ESPECIALLY in a veg gaden.
Weeding in gravel is a complete PITA. Seeds and also dust/dirt will migrate in on top of the gravel and sprout. The plastic especially sucks it will degrade and just become a mess if you ever have to deal with it down the road.

Woodchips are the way to go. EASILY digging down with my bare hands and find earthworms everywhere. I pulled aside a couple inches of mulch at the path/bed margin and immediately saw 4 worms of various “ age class”

 

[JoeK]

This morning checking the irrigation in mom’s Garden. She just had foot surgery

 

[hand skills]

Chickens and wood chips here too.

Chickens make a mess of their own though

 

[JoeK]

Is this why my sisters’s grape vine pumps so hard every year??
Shade comes out right on cue like clockwork too…

I think this is a single vine, but might be two

 

[mjh]

My raised beds are surrounded by grass and clover. Sure I have to mow but I don’t water it extra.

 

[Heavyshot]

This stuff kills everything.
I use it on my gravel driveways

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works great!!!! I use it on the brush at the edges of the fields I farm

 

[IDLassie]

All I've done between the beds is a lot of hoeing and putting down bags of grass as a mulch. I'm still killing weeds but nothing like it was. I've got to many trees and berries to put down a total kill all weed killer. It can leach down the ground and it will kill trees. We have a slight down hill grade on the place. I won't risk it.