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vinegar and disk soap weed killer is not working
T wrote:
.... Thank you. I am wondering where to get some cow poop. We have lots of cows about, but I haven't seen anyone selling it. may not be around easily found if all the cattle are free range and no dairies. the home depot option is fine for small amounts needed if you are doing small patch amending. worms/worm castings are good too and you can use those weed scraps as part of the food. I got in late last night. I put my headset on and cut a four foot wide swath through the weeds. When I am done picking them and they dry out a bit, I am planning on digging them into holes that I will eventually plant zukes in. you'll want some green stuff in there too, get it in a few weeks before you put the plants in. if you do a few layers deep alternating green stuff, brown stuff and some dirt, topsoil and composted cow manure you'll have a nice start. keep it damp (not needed to be super soggy). Here is an interesting observation. I think the weeds were always there in my lawn. When the grass dies, the weeds stayed. there is usually some remaining seeds in almost any soil unless it has been sterilized in some manner. the seeds of some plants will last quite a long time (especially in the more arid climates). i heard that crab grass seed can last 75yrs... i don't much care for lawns/grass and everything being even and perfect. a mulching mower and frequent trimming when the wet/growing season is on will select for plants that can tolerate that sort of treatment. good enough for me until i can get rid of the mower entirely. for very hard soils i'd just go up top with hay bales and use them to frame a small area and plant the zukes into a mix of topsoil and composted cow manure or the worm castings. the hay bales will eventually break down and turn into humus. they have more weed seeds than straw bales, but i like having green stuff eventually rotting. some people mulch with straw, we usually have wood chips. when those rot they turn into prime humus. if you can find anyone trimming trees and grinding them up they are often happy to deliver a truckload if they happen to be in your area, just ask. because i want woody materials to last longer rather than rot fast i don't want things shredded too finely. some larger chunks are good, they help hold moisture. as a top mulch i want fairly large chips or even have used pieces of bark to cover in between plants (sometimes with cardboard underneath them). really, it doesn't matter what exact organic materials you can find or grow, most of will break down into humus eventually if you have moisture/rains and the soil critters to help things out (and fungi too). songbird |
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