"Jody" wrote in message
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| Also, we cleared the land of poison and
| other nuisance plants and don't want them to grow back by the time these
| plants get established or planted (since many I can't get until the fall).
| I really am looking for a solution to cover the raw ground with until that
| point so the weeds don't come back. I also need some type of organic weed
| killer for the ones who do make an appearance. Is there anyone out there
| who has experience with organic weed killers?

One option is covering the area with black plastic or a lot of newspaper.
The newspaper will eventually decompose too. You may want to do a search at
http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/ and under the organic garden forum. I
get a ton of info from the Garden Web forum.