What is the best way to keep the weeds down in a raised bed garden?
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A 4′ x 6′ x 10" raised garden bed in our tiny backyard growing heirloom tomato plants.
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smoke them
John Martinez
March 6, 2012 at 3:38 pm
Pull them
Daniel
March 6, 2012 at 4:30 pm
mulch, and plenty of it.
April H
March 6, 2012 at 4:31 pm
Mulch
La Vie Boheme
March 6, 2012 at 4:41 pm
The other posters that suggested much are correct. I like to get bales of straw (not hay, straw) and pull it off the bale in sheets. It’s cheap, easy to find and can be tilled/dug right into the bed at the end of the growing season. Unlike using grass clippings, straw has no seeds so there’s no chance of you having unwanted plants (weeds) pop up. The other advantage to mulching is that it will cut down on evaporation and lower the amount of watering you’ll have to do.
Jaimie Rogers
March 6, 2012 at 5:09 pm
Pull any existing weeds and then put down a thick layer of mulch. One person said straw has no seed. I have found that not to be true. Had wheat come up thick. So when I use straw I buy it a year in advance and let it sit outside. Rain will sprout the seed and the straw is ready to use the next year. Grass clippings make great mulch. Just don’t get them close to the stems of your plants.
Beth
March 6, 2012 at 5:26 pm