amy
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:00 pm Post subject: Organic ideas for getting rid of weeds |
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I am new to organic gardening. I have way too many weeds. I need help? I dig them up, but they grow right back. I need a little boost. Any ideas that will help?
Thanks,
Amy
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Wrennie
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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If theyre in a walk way rock salt will kill them. In the lawn keep the grass well cut and they should get choked out by the grass. In a garden spray with pure white vinegar to kill them.
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| Posted: Mon May 19, 2008 5:19 pm Post subject: |
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The vinegar is a good organic method, it takes a couple of days but it works. Be sure you get the 20% vinegar from a garden center, Home Depot, Lowes, etc. Put it in a spray bottle, I use it full strength and you might want to wear rubber kitchen gloves in case you have sensitive skin.
Welcome to GardenStew, how about posting an intro of yourself in the Welcome to GardenStew forum. Tell us about your gardening, hobbies, etc.
What part of Texas are you from, there are several Texans on the forum.
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If it's in a garden bed, lay thick layers of newspapers before you mulch.
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Eat em!!!
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I weed the old-fashioned way.... I get down on my hands and knees with a trowel and remove them by habd(roots and all). It is extremely time consuming, but I feel that it's a thorough way to do it. It's a ritual that we go through every spring.
The beauty of such a thorough removel method is that I then only have to run through the garden with a schoffel about every 2-3 weeks the rest of the summer and it's clean.--no more pulling or digging.
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I can't keep up with my weeds either, thanks for the vinegar tip I may try that one.
Good luck removing your weeds Amy and Welcome to the stew.
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Purpura
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I have a non organic method that will work....but in two weeks all grass and weeds will die.
Use a plastic similar to a garbage bag
very black or something similar and lay it out whever you want weeds or grass to die ...plants will also die be aware of the obvious...
simply lay it flat and cover whatever you want to die... lay rocks on it or wood. After even a few days nearly everything will be dead or dieing and much easier to pull up if you have a massive problem
when I plant a new flower bed or garden I do what grandma did. I bring in pinestraw and leaves on the grass where i plant to grow set it all on fire when its dry and let most of the grass burn out. Then I lay down plastic similar to what we see in strawberry fields. remove it after time completely cover in compost and pinestraw after all plants are planted
ta da im happy with it
I realize if you live in a large city settings things on fire might not be acceptable
also dont burn yourself
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FitnessAtPlay
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| Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:52 pm Post subject: WEEDS |
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Hi, that's a great idea using the vinegar solution. I have a small yard (I guess around 5000 sq feet) that is only a year old, with a glenden septic system. I had not been able to get to any real gardening but am ready. First thing is to get rid of those weeds! How would I apply the vinegar solution to such an area, or is the area too large for that solution?
Thanks,
Mark
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If they are weeds in an existing flower bed, I'd get out as many as possible or even cut them down low to the ground, then lay thick layers of wet newspaper or cardboard on top of the weedy area and cover it with mulch.
Plant in holes in the newspaper/ cardboard when you want to plant something new.
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