Weed Your Organic Gardens The Organic Way
Mulch
“A thick layer of mulch keeps light from reaching weeds. “Without adequate light, the plants don’t produce enough chlorophyll to enable further growth. Most of these plants sicken and die before you even notice them,” writes Miranda Smith in Rodale’s Chemical Free Yard & Garden. “The few plants that do manage to stick their leaves into the light will be shallowly rooted and very easy to pull.”
Hoeing
Annual weeds die when you sever the stems from the roots just below the soil surface. With a sharp hoe, you cut the weeds easily. Forget about the square-headed traditional garden hoe for this job—go for an oscillating or a swan neck hoe instead.
Solarization
You can let the sun help you get rid of persistent weeds, if you’re willing to leave the bed fallow for six weeks in the summer. Get started in late spring or early summer by pulling, hoeing or raking out as many weeds as you can from the garden bed. Then, moisten the soil and cover it with clear plastic, weighting or burying the edges. Leave the plastic in place for 6 weeks. When you remove the plastic, the sun will have cooked weeds that would otherwise have sprouted.”
This info sure came in handy for me I hope you can use it as well. If you cant utilize these methods theres always the hand pulling way. Ughhhh it really tends to be back breaking….
