How to combat invasive weed overtaking raised garden beds
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Comments (11)I just tilled the lawn and placed the bed on the fresh tilled soil. What weeds grow through 6 inches of fresh soil after being weakened by tilling? Any how it has been two years now and only a very few weeds came through the edges where the soil pulled back when it dries down. They were no problem at all . In fact I wait for the few weeds I have to grow so I have some to pull for old times sake. and yes I have plenty of weeds in my lawn. I do not spray them. Cutting the soil and weed roots to a depth of 5-8 inches along side the beds with a flat spade will stop all the invasive roots from entering the beds. At least where I live. Don't turn the soil just cut and leave in place. Curt...See MoreAnother Raised Bed Question.. Site Selection and Invading Weeds
Comments (4)g'day clare, not that much that you can do about invasive roots from plants outside of teh garden beds, apart from maybe put in a root barrier between them and the garden area. the root barrier is a rubber based mat that gets inserted into the ground like a retaining wall to prevent roots from near by plants from entering a given area. probably not going to be cheap but should be effective. do a google or such for root barriers in your area and try to be sure to select someone who knows exactly what to do. they usualy need to cut a trench into the soil to slide the barrier into this i have seen can be dones using a jet of water to cut the trench. len Here is a link that might be useful: lens garden page...See MoreMaking Raised Beds Questions! Newspaper to keep weeds out?
Comments (4)I can't really say how deep but definetely more then a few inches! My guess is 8-10 inches or more. The book I had, showed pictures of it but I did figure it wouldn't really be that effective if maybe for the first year.(new seeds flying in from all over the world)I pulled all the weeds and their roots before covering with the newspaper. The least it can do is decay and add something to the soil right? I just tend to worry too much about chemicals getting into what I'm eating lol. If I didn't use mulch on my flower beds tho...I don't think I could keep up my fight against weeds LOL Three beds are/will be I think 12 feet by 6 feet. Two beds are/will be 9 feet by 5 feet. (My dad is building them so I don't say a word and let him do the dimensions lol) I have not really begun planning anything out officially but I would like to do tomatoes, peppers, an eggplant or two, corn, carrots and onions. God willing, I will have a total of 5 beds to work with. As far as room, we have almost an acre of crappy hills (i hate them. a slight slope would have been great but not these) with some flatter land. We had strawberry patches all over the backyard but we made a new bed for them in the front of the house which freed up the room for these raised beds! I wanna try pumpkin and watermelon but those will be on the back hill which we don't have much on besides some apple trees and rose of sharons :) ~michael...See MoreJust how invasive IS variegated polk weed?
Comments (25)perhaps the key is whether you are a hardcore gardener.. who WILL REMEMBER to go cut off the flowers ... versus a newbie or a spring gardener.. who will go nuts in spring.. and then come back next spring and wonder what all those seedlings are ... and be wondering that for the next decade as the seeds keep sprouting .... just because an expert like flora... can 'do it' ... doesnt necessarily mean YOU SHOULD DO IT ... e.g. yes.. you can plant a lot of mint... a lot of us who know better... tried it years ago .... and are still trying to kill it .. lol ... or chameleon plant.. yes it is way cool.. and yes.. you can plant it ... but God help us, more specifically .. yourself .. PLEASE DONT DO IT ... one of the foundation blocks.. of moving from a newbie to the advanced grade.. is to understand.. that ANY ... >>>ANY!!!in my world.. as warped as it is.. life is just too short.. to go planting anything with a suggestion of being invasive ... the better question might be.. what looks like it.. that is not problematic ... flora pic reminds me of my white leafed fallopia ... which might also be problematic.. but not for me ... oh ya. looking up the link.. its a knotweed ... the only thing i hate more than pokeweed in its vine form.. but the shrub isnt too bad.. what a hoot ... lost this argument with myself ... ken Here is a link that might be useful: link...See Morefloral_uk z.8/9 SW UK
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