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Re: Weeds, Weeds, Weeds

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If I could have only one weeding tool this hoe would be it.  The best weed
wacker ever invented.  I do wish they would make it as a hand tool as I like to
work with my face in the dirt <g>  Deany, zone 4/WI

William McKay wrote:

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>
> Go to the garden supply store or Home Depot or its clone and buy a stirrup
> hoe.  They cost @ $15 for an inexpensive one and are 3-5 inches wide.
> Wonderful tool;  cuts weeds both on the push & pull.  Run it about 1/2 inch
> to 1 inch below the surface when the weeds are about1/2-1 inch high.  They
> will be back again in a few weeks.  Do it again.  By then your plants will
> be fairly good sized and will shade out further weed growth.  Pick by hand
> the few you can not get with the hoe.
>
> > >
> > >I confess to being a complete novice so please bear with my dumb
> >question.
> > >
> > >I planted some stuff and it is doing nicely.  Then just a couple days ago
> > >many, many, hundreds of tiny weeds raised their ugly heads.  They are
> >flat
> > >little things and have four or five leaves each.  I used my trowel and
> >dug
> > >them up and sort of smoothed the dirt back over.  Will they reroot or do
> >I
> > >have to pick each and everyone out?  This would be a bit difficult as
> >they
> > >are so tiny.
> > >
> > >To keep them from returning, I gather it would be wise to use some kind
> >of
> > >ground cover?  I really don't want to use plastic sheeting as my little
> > >garden is in
> > >front of my house and this would be pretty ugly.  How about wood chips?
> > >Will they keep weeds down?  Anything else?
> > >
> > >Thank you for your patience.
> > >
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