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: weeds
Weeds in Hard to get Places
It never ceases to amaze me how weeds have a knack for getting into just the right places so it’s nearly impossible to spray or even pull them. Like weeds that grow immediately next to a desirable plant or weedy grasses that grow in between the desirable grasses of your lawn. There are two ways [...]
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 [...]
Lawn Care: Part One
A Longer Lawn is a Lower Maintenance Lawn The basic idea: A lawn will be lower maintenance when it is cut at higher mow heights, such as 3 or more inches high (about 7-8 centimeters). Longer lawns crowd out weeds better, drink less water, require less fertilizer, have fewer insect and disease problems, actually [...]
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