On 3/31/2020 2:31 PM, Pavel314 wrote:
I have a retired friend who decided to take up vegetable gardening this year. My wife and I discussed various basic gardening techniques, like tilling, composting, fertilizing, weeding, etc., with him. He's planning to plant tomatoes, cabbages, lettuce, and similar common vegetables this first year.

I wondered if the gardeners on this list had a favorite tip for gardening that I could pass on to him. Mine was to weed constantly to prevent the weeds from taking over.

Paul

Cover the ground between plants with cardboard followed by a 3"-4" layer
of straw . Saves a LOT of weeding , and enriches the soil as it
decomposes .

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and crochety - and armed .
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