Kids’ Valley Garden

Weeds

Finally, there’s a good use for weeds; believe it or not!

  • You can use weeds uprooted from the garden as a mulch as long as they are laid on top of either newspaper, cardboard, black plastic or landscape fabric.
  • If you put them right on top of tilledsoilsome of them may try to re-root themselves.
  • If the seeds are ripe, they could also shake loose and take root.
  • Without the blocking layer of mulch underneath you could end up pulling more weeds than you started with.
  • Compost the weeds if they are particularly hardy. Once they rot they make excellent soil conditioner.

mulch soil conditioning

 

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