Billy wrote:
In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Farm1 wrote:
"allen73" wrote in message
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Joanna Onion;956266 Wrote:
I didn't harvest all my celery and the frost and snow knocked them
back to sludge. However, they are now growing back.

Is the celery that is growing now going to be any use?

Thanks!

I think every gardener can appreciate your situation. If you have
seeded veggies in rows, I have found the best way is to get down on
the knees on a garden pad and pull them by hand. I can quickly pull
the weeds in between the rows and then I focus on the weeds closer
to the veggie seedlings. I pull them carefully, one at a time,
around the vegetable seedlings. I then hill some soil around the
disturbed veggie seedlings and carefully water as soon as possible
to minimize plant stress. I think the number one trick is to pull
weeds when they are small - they are easier to pull and have
smaller root systems so the veggie seedlings are disturbed as
little as possible. Once the area is weeded, maintain it by
pulling some of the new weeds every time you go to the garden.
If the weeds near the veggie seedlings are too big to safely pull,
then cut them off with a pruning shears and continue to remove any
new growth until your veggies are harvested.

I do not do block planting so I have no advice to offer you if this
is your seeding method other than to remove the weeds when they are
young.

Whatever happens, do not give up on gardening. Weeds are very
frustrating but you will be better off stress-wise by accepting
that this problem will occur every season. Weeds must be dealt
with to get a good harvest so experiment and find what works best
in your situation. Many, many weed control methods and strategies
exist out there and are used with varying degrees of success.

????? Did you read the question which was asked before you started
writing about weeding?

I know, I know, pick me, pick me!

D

OK. Consider yourself plucked.

Oh oh. The pheasant pluckers are here.

D