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Re: Weeds, Weeds, Weeds

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Hear, hear!

Mine is a REAL 3 and a half inches wide model; it is tough and nimble,
although more expensive than the True Temper and other brands, since it is
imported from.....(Yodel-odel-lay-hee-hoo!)....Switzerland! Johnny's and
Peaceful Valley carry them, although Johnny's may only have the 5 inch one
(it also comes in a 7 inch model, and up to eleven inches for the wheel
hoe....)

But those who take Mel's advice 100% and use weed-free ingredients for their
Melsoil mix, should have just about bupkiss in the weed department, since
all weed seeds will be buried under several inches of weedless, wonderful
Melsoil!

Frank---has a mix of beds with, and beds without, so thinks you can put weed
freedom and the time it saves on the benefit side of the Melsoil raised bed
ledger....:-)

BTW, if these fat little weeds are purslane (Portulaca oleracea) then they
will reroot easily so should be removed to the compost pile, or even the
salad bowl, where they are a delicious and nutritious addition to the green
part of yer diet....:-) Eat yer weedies!


-----Original Message-----
From: Dennis&Ludene Smits <balke@netnet.net>
To: William McKay <bmckay55@hotmail.com>; sqft@listbot.com
<sqft@listbot.com>
Date: Monday, June 14, 1999 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: Weeds, Weeds, Weeds


>Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
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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:
>
>> Square Foot Gardening List - http://www.flinet.com/~gallus/sqft.html
>>
>> 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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