Weeds, weeds, weeds! They're everywhere. We've had less than a month of rain and the weed population is exploding in the garden. It's frustrating for gardeners everywhere but there are more weeds at the Lakes Park gardens than I see in the other gardens I tend. I think it is especially frustrating for the gardeners at Lakes Park because it seems like all we are doing is pulling weeds, and there are other more interesting things we need to do.
We really must be doing these other tasks right now as we prepare for the community garden so what we need is a strategy to approach the problem:
Mulch is a key, of course, and I've noticed that many areas do not have enough. In other areas the mulch has decomposed and is now more akin to seed germination media.
I would also like to suggest that no one spend more than half their time pulling weeds. Spend the other half doing something interesting and just enjoying the garden.
I too am a recent graduate of the MG program. At the end I felt that my head would explode with new information on plants and their care. Now I have the opportunity to put some of this information to work. Maping the plants in the future Community Garden was my pleasure, learning for me is the key. Other volunteers were most helpful on naming the plants I didn't know. Weeding is not fun but necessary so I agree Dave that a little each week should get things under control. One area that I find most interesting is propagating. Last week we took cuttings from a plant that was donated, hopefully they will root, visit the potting shed to see.
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