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Pullin' weeds Eigenvector 07-05-2008
Posted by Eigenvector on July 5, 2008, 1:55 pm
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 On average, how much time would you say you devote per week pulling weeds
from the garden? I say per week, rather than per day because I used to pull
weeds on the farm - but I don't live on a farm anymore and I'm certainly not
going to devote 10 hours a day doing it.

My experiences pulling weeds in the fields made me completely apathetic
about them. However recently I've got it in my head that I might be able to
keep the garden clean without resorting to chemical warfare - but it just
doesn't seem to help. Dandilions, Catsear, Rye, and two others that I'm
actually gonna post an ID on here shortly are overrunning my garden even if
I do pull weeds for an hour a day.

How do you keep the weeds down? Pulling them up, covering them over with
mulch, weapons of mass destruction, or do you just not worry about it
anymore?

Side question:

What is the best method for controlling rye grass growing up inside a clump
of something like rosemary or lavender?


Posted by Tom J on July 5, 2008, 2:47 pm
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 Eigenvector wrote:
> On average, how much time would you say you devote per week pulling
> weeds from the garden?

On average, 1 or 2 minutes per week. In the county I live in, I can
get free mulch by the truck load that has already been through the
heat cycle, therefore no live seeds. Every year I add a couple of
inches after planting. Very few weeds make it through the mulch, a
crab grass sprout here and there is about it.

Tom J



Posted by Billy on July 5, 2008, 4:21 pm
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> On average, how much time would you say you devote per week pulling weeds
> from the garden? I say per week, rather than per day because I used to pull
> weeds on the farm - but I don't live on a farm anymore and I'm certainly not
> going to devote 10 hours a day doing it.
>
> My experiences pulling weeds in the fields made me completely apathetic
> about them. However recently I've got it in my head that I might be able to
> keep the garden clean without resorting to chemical warfare - but it just
> doesn't seem to help. Dandilions, Catsear, Rye, and two others that I'm
> actually gonna post an ID on here shortly are overrunning my garden even if
> I do pull weeds for an hour a day.
Why in god's little green earth would you want to pull up dandelion and
rye? Dandelion has been much discussed here as it is a salad and
medicinal plant, and it also has an incredible taproot that transports
nutrient minerals to the surface to improve the soil.

Rye on the other hand creates an extremely large amount of biomass in
the soil which improves water retention and generally keeps the critters
happy.

Oh, are we talking lawn here?

Pour a slab and paint it green.

In my vegetable garden, I probably spend ten minute a week, if that
much, pulling weeds.
>
> How do you keep the weeds down? Pulling them up, covering them over with
> mulch, weapons of mass destruction, or do you just not worry about it
> anymore?
>
> Side question:
>
> What is the best method for controlling rye grass growing up inside a clump
> of something like rosemary or lavender?
--

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Posted by Eigenvector on July 5, 2008, 4:36 pm
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>
>> On average, how much time would you say you devote per week pulling weeds
>> from the garden? I say per week, rather than per day because I used to
>> pull
>> weeds on the farm - but I don't live on a farm anymore and I'm certainly
>> not
>> going to devote 10 hours a day doing it.
>>
>> My experiences pulling weeds in the fields made me completely apathetic
>> about them. However recently I've got it in my head that I might be able
>> to
>> keep the garden clean without resorting to chemical warfare - but it just
>> doesn't seem to help. Dandilions, Catsear, Rye, and two others that I'm
>> actually gonna post an ID on here shortly are overrunning my garden even
>> if
>> I do pull weeds for an hour a day.
> Why in god's little green earth would you want to pull up dandelion and
> rye? Dandelion has been much discussed here as it is a salad and
> medicinal plant, and it also has an incredible taproot that transports
> nutrient minerals to the surface to improve the soil.
>
> Rye on the other hand creates an extremely large amount of biomass in
> the soil which improves water retention and generally keeps the critters
> happy.
>
> Oh, are we talking lawn here?
>
> Pour a slab and paint it green.

Who in the world pulls weeds from their lawn?
<snip>



Posted by Jangchub on July 5, 2008, 6:46 pm
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On Sat, 5 Jul 2008 10:55:35 -0700, "Eigenvector"

>On average, how much time would you say you devote per week pulling weeds
>from the garden? I say per week, rather than per day because I used to pull
>weeds on the farm - but I don't live on a farm anymore and I'm certainly not
>going to devote 10 hours a day doing it.
>
>My experiences pulling weeds in the fields made me completely apathetic
>about them. However recently I've got it in my head that I might be able to
>keep the garden clean without resorting to chemical warfare - but it just
>doesn't seem to help. Dandilions, Catsear, Rye, and two others that I'm
>actually gonna post an ID on here shortly are overrunning my garden even if
>I do pull weeds for an hour a day.
>
>How do you keep the weeds down? Pulling them up, covering them over with
>mulch, weapons of mass destruction, or do you just not worry about it
>anymore?
>
>Side question:
>
>What is the best method for controlling rye grass growing up inside a clump
>of something like rosemary or lavender?

I have far too many weeds which give fodder to something living back
in the garden, so I'd say I weed about never! Well, in the spring I
promise I'll keep the garden in front weeded, but the bermuda always
wins. This is no help to you, but I just have a huge area where I
allow weeds to go. When I bought the house I planted a lot of small
trees and this year they are finally giving me shade in most of the
backyard. I'll take more photos and post them to my website blog
thing.

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