I recently got a gardening question from a reader on facebook that went something like this: “We have 3 acres and a small cabin. . . . Any ideas of perennial food plants I could set in a cold climate and let grow wild? . . . probably zone 4.” There are lots of options [...]
Tag Archives: weed prevention
Fabric Weed Barriers: Helpful or Not?
A fabric weed barrier (sometimes also known as a horticultural carpet or plastic mulch) is any cloth or plastic that is put down over the soil in order to prevent weeds from overtaking your gardens. This may seem like an ideal situation but there are some things to think about before using these types of [...]
‘Pre-emergent’ Herbicide
Pre-emergent herbicides are chemicals that kill seeds in the ground before they even start growing; in other words, before the seeds sprout and ‘emerge’ from the soil. These types of herbicides only kill seeds – they don’t kill already existing plants. Using pre-emergent herbicides significantly reduces weeding since a lot of the weed seeds are [...]
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