Pumpkins and acorn squash.
Fall, just around the corner.
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Nice! Your garden doing good this year?
The weeds are insanely invasive around my area this year. Everyone is having the problem. Our garden basically looks like a yard now. Don’t want to spray chemicals on them. Tried one of those propane weed burners but they grow right back in about a week and a half.
Im a bit unsure what to do
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The weeds are insanely invasive around my area this year. Everyone is having the problem. Our garden basically looks like a yard now. Don’t want to spray chemicals on them. Tried one of those propane weed burners but they grow right back in about a week and a half.
Im a bit unsure what to do
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I do use some weed sprays but they don't take care of all weed types. My tomato crop is one of the worst i have had in a # of years. Other stuff looks pretty good. The deer have been a major problem in some of my sweet corn patches.
sorry to hear about your weed problem UA! I often ask myself... how come the weeds do so well with no water, no fertz and barely any sun?? ! often seems to be a no/win situation.
but weeds in the garden are a bit like farm and garden equipment. powered that is. I guess even hand held. maintenance!
we had some real bad weed issues couple seasons back. then I got serious and applied my many years of gardening experience. maybe some of these can help you:
1) bend over and pull them! [lol, works like a charm!]
2) clean out the bed and apply heavy layer of mulch. I use grass cuttings and pine needles.
3) once the bed is cleaned out, and I read this one, then tried it... worked great! apply cardboard over weed area leaving a grow hole for the plants...
4) once the bed is cleaned out, newspaper and mulch will work well, too
5) a sure fire also is once cleaned black plastic. yard bags to rolls. whatever u can source. weeds do not do well w/o sunlight and the extra heat!
6) if garden big enuff, space rows so between can be tilled, cultivated or turned in... weeds and all.
7) D-ick Raymond's book: Joy of Gardening has may tips and ideas for weed control. still a great source. only one I need to be honest if I need a review.
these methods of weed control one, several or all... have put my weeds at bay. but weeds are a bit like mesquite... u never will rid of it, but manage it thru maintenance.
imo, a garden will always be a mecca for weeds. once controlled they will still show up here n there... today I had to bend over a couple of times to pull a weed here. there... over there, too!
good luck with your garden and weed control...
my homegarden corn patch few weeks back. almost no weeds. and barely any today, too...
Going full tilt into picking some fall stuff for produce auction earlier this week.
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Yes I did. Thank you very much. Took the last of the pumpkins and gourds to auction today. Starting to pick the Cole crops now. Stihl have a good bit of Indian corn to bunch up.Omg! You grew all that?? My advice - don't do anything different! Those are gorgeous!!
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