DO THESE THINGS TO ELIMINATE WEEDS IN THE GARDEN!

We published a video two months ago where we shared the strategies we were utilizing in the garden this year to help maintain and eliminate our weed problems.

This being only our second year in this neglected garden space, there was a lot of rehabilitation that was needed. We didn't want to be battling weeds for years to come, so we implemented some strategies and are now sharing how well they worked out!

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[victoriaoshea]

There's something great about this particular garden channel! Simple and to the point no fluff makes a lot of sense everything you said thank you for teaching me and inspiring me I feel like maybe I can do this now

[pyxis]

I love your northern climate perspective. We live in northern Vermont and it seems our climate is similar to yours -- and our weeds. Remember -- some of those "weeds" are delicious food! I love purslane and lambs quarters, especially in spring. I have areas where I actually encourage them to grow. We follow the no-till practice, a la Charles Dowding. Thanks for all the fantastic information -- very motivating for me. <3

[tanarehbein]

Thank you for expressing my core values of gardening! I have been using all these strategies with phenomenal results. I still can't convince my own Dad to go no dig, but I'll never go back. I actually don't weed except incidentally as I go through the garden watering or harvesting. After three years I too barely need my hoes and cultivators. I think I'm ready to get rid of half of my garden tools! Thanks for including this detail as well.

[denisestone]

As always, great content and tips. You guys really hit this out of the park with me. You laid the methods out and made them easy to understand. Thank you for sharing!

[dhansonranch]

Garden looks great. I use the "if you can't beat them, eat them"...pig weed is like spinach and purslane has amazing health properties and is great in salads, stir fries or steamed. The leaves of purlane will also root and start new plants, so I try and dispose of them. Chickens like them all too! The weeds got way ahead of me this year so dealing with them is a priority and I hope to do better next year. Good thing this year is that the weeds are holding the corn up right from all the wind we have had...lol. Oh well, that's why we say we live in next year country! I have tried the straw mulch but found the weeds worse and the sow thistle, canada thistle (roots a mile deep), and quack grass were worse than ever and more difficult to pull as they were very large...perhaps i was doing something wrong??

[Angela_Alaimo]

You can cook lambs quarters like spinach or, if you haven't got that many, dehydrate and put in your greens powder. LQs are one of our most nutritious plant allies.
And purslane is great in salad
No reason to not brings those friends into the kitchen

[celinetruant]

Thank you for this video. I start a new garden this year and I will try to apply some of your strategie to help me keep my garden without seeds. That's one of my goal this year and it will not be easy with 3 little kids.

[darroniverson]

Very well said. Every bit of information you spoke of, is precisely what is to be done.
This is the same method of gardening that works here in South Dakota.
The earth is a garden that was never designed to be barren. The soil does not like to be naked.

[Kim-unvl]

I learned so much today. I am going to start a 1/4-acre garden next year. Right now, I have a small yard and doing vertical and container gardening. I might do a small lettuce garden in the next few weeks. I watch your video's all the time and they are so great. I stay up past my bedtime just to watch both of your knowledge. Thank you

[August]

You hit on so many practical applicable methods. I’m in Idaho too...little south but still in the panhandle...everything you said I could definitely relate to!!! Thank you for putting this out! I truly appreciate you taking the time for this important and informative video.

[chris]

You may want to keep the purslane. It’s highly nutritious & tastes good too!

[ZainabMirjan]

Thank you for your wonderful channel. I bought your canning master class. Wooow. Trully amazing. Learned so much.
Can you please talk about what kind of natural fertilizers do you give your garden . Thank you and God bless you

[shannonjensen]

What do you use to mulch you garden with?

[MadamKsTarot]

Thank you. Love ur garden. I just bought a tiller... Rrrrr its all new ground n needs a till cause its hard.

[lotus....]

Good explanations of the reasons weeds return. Florida weeds are fierce and we dont get much frost to kill off the weeds or bugs. Always a challenge lol. I can see some of these methods may be helpful here though.

[doc]

Not sure if you did a video on it, BUT I’d love to learn how you build your high tunnel!

I see you used some metal fence type material and I’m curious of what you do and why.

Hoping to garden smarter not harder😊

[kerrymandry]

Purslane is an edible full of omega 3. It's good fresh or cooked.

[youbrajgurung]

Thanks a lot Josh.LOVE ND BIG SUPPORT FROM NEPAL.

[cathyherring]

Thanks for all the strategies to keep weeds out of the garden ❤️😇❤️💕

[willow]

As a new gardener this is amazing information! However in my front bed I have wild morning glories how do i get rid of them pulling them seems to make them worse