WSMM, God put weeds here for some reason, wish I knew why.
I decided to rethink how I garden. This year I used my loader to remove, not till in, the weeds from garden. Then I used a 12 inch post hole digger and made 3 ft holes. It took more time putting the PHD on the tractor than it did digging holes. Then I used 24 inch chicken wire 36 inches long. This protected my plants from the critters that like to eat my tomatoes and peppers with the chicken wire. About 8 inches of the wire is in the hole. Put the plants about 6 inches below the ground, so my holes are like rain barrels. It takes me less than 30 seconds per hole to fill them with water. I decided not to water the weeds. Also made so when it rains, the rain fills my water barrels.
It took about a month before the weeds started to grow. Then I covered my small garden with grass clippings from last year. I kept them in construction garbage bags.
Just now, weeds are trying to start to grow in the grass clippings. I will either cover them with more grass clippings or move them around a little.
I like the idea of a no till, no chemical garden. Do put fertilizer and lime in my rain barrels.
pic was taken a month or so ago. Tomatoes are just turning red. Peppers about 3 weeks ago. George
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