The definition of a weed is “A plant that is not valued where it is growing”, so here are 7 ways you can learn to VALUE those plants and turn them into useful helpers in your edible and ornamental gardens.
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In addition to being a good method to make liquid fertilizer, soaking weeds in water also creates a breeding ground for hoverflies, which are important pollinators. Not only do hoverflies display biomimicry with respect to bees, they also serve the same function in your garden.
What is the name of the tool that you were using to cut down the weeds at the soil level? The second tool you showed
What was the name of the tool used for chop and drop?
Worms like that stiff.
We just did some weeding in the community garden at my job, and this is perfect timing for me. I didn't think about desiccating them and might make a spot down there just for it too
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David The Good style!
Compost your enemies!????
Seriously though, go follow David The Good if you don’t already.
It's pretty odd that you decide to remain in a city environment. If this is your passion, and now a source of income… Why not move to Texas and get rid of those tiny plots and democrat policies keeping you from having roosters 😉
I started making liquid weed fertilizer last year in a 55 gallon barrel with a spigot. That barrel heated up and…….
Omg.
The smell. Even with the lid on.
Of course I had it near where I work.
There were days I tell ya, there were days????????????
Think Charles Dowding has a different perspective of adding seeded and rhysome type plants to compost.
Properly heated compost kills it all! Check in again with Charles, Kevin.
Works for me in San Diego AND Vermont!
EAT THE OXALIS
Seed heads and rhizomes are perfectly safe for hot compost. It's only cold compost that you don't want to use them in.