Weeding for the forest garden
My poor sister came over Saturday morning, and
I promptly put her to work pulling weeds. The rich soil at the
south end of the garden is friable rather than muddy even after a week
of heavy rain. I'd be making mud pies if I was in the clayey
north side of the garden right now, so I steer clear.
Despite being a bit overwhelmed by the sheer amount of weeds currently
in the garden, I have to admit that there is something deeply
satisfying about filling wheelbarrow after wheelbarrow with
weeds. I've started dumping them where I want raised beds in my
forest garden, which seems to be working pretty well. After about
a week of sun, most of the weeds die into rich soil and mulch. I
throw some cardboard or several layers of paper over that and cover it
with woodchips to hold down the more tuberous weeds. Then I plant
I-can-grow-anywhere comfrey straight into the rotting weeds, and the
dynamic accumulator takes off.
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About us: Anna Hess and Mark Hamilton spent over a decade living self-sufficiently in the mountains of Virginia before moving north to start over from scratch in the foothills of Ohio. They've experimented with permaculture, no-till gardening, trailersteading, home-based microbusinesses and much more, writing about their adventures in both blogs and books.
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