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Readying a 30'x20' garden plot (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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What are your recommendations for getting rid of weeds and grass that's grown over a garden plot? I recently purchased a house that came with a fenced in, on the ground, garden but it's gotten a bit overgrown.

Cleaning up the weeds with some good ol' elbow grease has been working so far, but I want to make sure that the weeds don't grow back, at least to a meaningfully bad degree. I also don't know if this is the best, or even a good method since I'm new to gardening.

I was thinking of putting down some rolls of paper where I don't want any plants but there are so many options and I don't know which to go with. Advice on that route would be appreciated as well.

Thank you in advance.

Edit: I just saw a different post here about starting a garden plot from grass which sounds relevant to my issue. I'm leaning towards fallowing the plot and tarping it this growing season and trying again next cycle.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (7 children)

Put down some cardboard to block the light. Keep it damp and after the cardboard starts breaking down, add more if needed, or just add soil on top. You should try to have raised gardens regardless. Whether framed or mounded beds.

Removing as much by hand and mowing the rest first will probably help too.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 days ago (6 children)

What's the advantage that raised gardens have if you don't mind me asking?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If you live in a moraine like we do it saves you days and days of not picking rocks and boulders out of the ground every time you put a spade in.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

… Til it’s not just a word. There’s an absolutely picturesque lake near me that’s called Moraine Lake, and it’s named because of what it is. Love it.

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