Green Weed Prevention

Now is the time to really jump on the weeds around your bed and in the community areas. We've been working on it but there is more to be done.

True, weeding isn't very exciting but it is even less interesting when you have double the amount of weeds to pull.  My philosophy has always been -while the ground is soft, pull them out. There are kneelers on the wall in the shed and great tools to help with the chore.

One way to prevent weeds from sprouting up around your beds is to rake back the mulch and spread newspaper on the ground. Once the paper is down, put the mulch back over the newspaper. This really does help, especially while our mulch is thin.






There are two piles of newspaper in the corner of the shed that can be used to do this. Or you can bring the newspaper you were planning on recycling and use it around your bed.

Unfortunately this won't do away with the onions - the only way to get rid of them is to dig them out. Each and every time you see one.