Organic Gardening - Weed Control

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[CearaQC]

Don't forget that a lot of weeds out there are edible!! If you get them young enough, like Dandelion leaves, toss them in a mixed green salad. Do a web search on edible weeds to learn which ones you can eat but do not pick in an area that's been sprayed with chemicals of any sort, or pooped on by pets. Some "weeds" can be beneficial, especially wild clovers and such, for these capture nitrogen from the air and release into the soil.

[spartencamp]

hasn't anyone stoped to think about the fact there is a lot of ink and nasty stuff on that newpaper and that all ends up in your soil! That stuff is not organic.

[HTCSWEOD]

Nice video... earth worms eat the news paper super fast, then you benefit from the worm castings and soil water absorption is improved by the worm tunnels :) Rather than news paper, I use grass clippings... grass clippings allow me to walk on a garden that would be inaccessible after a rain or during rainy weeks which would otherwise allow weeds to gain ground when you can't get to your garden plants. YES! never use poison, nor chemicals. I also allow chickens to defoliate the plot first.

[ExistentialExistent]

Newspaper isn't organic.

[insomniacgrace]

Thanks for this video posted. This is so helpful for my sister's successful gardening.

[gloorbit]

Newspaper printed black only is safe yeah? It's carbon black in an oil vehicle. On the other hand color printing, which includes cyan, magenta and yellow inks, adds many harmful chemicals doesn't it?

I'm not talking about the vehicle which can be petroleum based or vegetable based. I'm talking about the chemicals used to create the color(pigments) which are suspended in soy oils.

Often times you can go to your local paper and get what are called "butt rolls". Use them instead. No ink involved.

[teddyd30]

@cherylco2 Do you know of a site that tells you which major newspapers are printed with soy?

Also, great video. You are well spoken and obviously knowledgeable.

[StraddleCreekSoap]

I've done the newspaper weed control. It definitely helps, but be aware that the newspaper breaks down long before the end of summer, so repeat mulching is useful.

[TheBahaiGirl]

@CearaQC I have a part of my garden where I have a bunch of dandelions growing :) I love dandelion greens in my salads and smoothies! Thanks for writing about edible weeds!

[chicoman000]

"blast the weed"..."torch"....that was a funny alternative the guy gives. Good video. i am going to try the newspaper this coming spring. Thank you.