What did you do in your garden today?

[akroberts]

If you figure it out let me know! I will say I tried encouraging the trifolium last year, since its much easier to rip out when I want too, but stays nice and low and keeps the other weeds out. It was a partial success, ill have to fiddle with it this year. Anywhere it wasn't was instantly crabgrass/Johnson grass or plantain lol.

With the crabgrass I spent probably over 20 hours trying to get it out of the garden. I'm just really thinking that just using cardboard and paper and rocks to bury it, I might be able to avoid weeding for so many hours and times.

 

[Mini Horses]

Real problem I have with garden/weeds/weeding -- I still have a job, so time. Maybe a day that's best to get young weeds is a work day & extends for several. The weeds know & take advantage of me if home 24/7 might do better

I've used cardboard with some success. It helps, doesn't fully stop them. Works best if it's wet good at application. Mulch helps. Really, I believe those picture perfect gardens are simply a good photo shoot after a team has gone in and prepped it!!

Wider rows and a tiny tiller. That's helpful. Smaller garden. Also, length of time you've gardened in one area helps. I use a tractor rototiller to prep but, after planting the tractor is out. I swear, I've tilled, raked, repeatedly...still the roots grow more