http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/05/my-garden-nightmare-wire-grass/ Life on a small homestead Tue, 27 Apr 2010 18:10:23 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/05/my-garden-nightmare-wire-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-338 Garden Calendar: April 13, 2010 | Small Homestead Tue, 13 Apr 2010 16:50:12 +0000 http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/?p=166#comment-338 [...] rows with the tractor.  This is a new experience for me but he SWEARS we will not be over run with wire grass this year.  The tractor means that we have much, much more space between the rows and we are [...] [...] rows with the tractor.  This is a new experience for me but he SWEARS we will not be over run with wire grass this year.  The tractor means that we have much, much more space between the rows and we are [...]

]]> http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/05/my-garden-nightmare-wire-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-310 Have You Started Planning Your Garden? | Small Homestead Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:28:34 +0000 http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/?p=166#comment-310 [...] with our garden last year, will be solved with the square foot or raised bed gardens.  First we battled wire grass and then we had the bunny wars over my green beans.  Unfortunately, last year we lost both of [...] [...] with our garden last year, will be solved with the square foot or raised bed gardens.  First we battled wire grass and then we had the bunny wars over my green beans.  Unfortunately, last year we lost both of [...]

]]> http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/05/my-garden-nightmare-wire-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-170 Cindy Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:46:53 +0000 http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/?p=166#comment-170 I will have to look it up. Thanks for the tips. I will have to look it up. Thanks for the tips.

]]> http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/2009/05/my-garden-nightmare-wire-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-169 Annie Langley Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:25:07 +0000 http://www.mysmallhomestead.com/?p=166#comment-169 When it comes to grass, apparently tilling only makes it worse. Believe me, I too am dealing with the woes of a grassy garden and watching all my hard work and preparation turn into an overgrown grassy, nettle-infested patch of the lawn from hell!! Everything I have read suggests that part of the problem is the tilling because it cuts up the rhizomes and redistributes them throughout the soil and then brings weed seeds to the surface. One thing I've stumbled across that looks promising is lasagna gardening. Google it to find better descriptions than I could provide but the benefits seem to be 1) you do it over the problem area rather than having to weed the area 2) you can use materials which you already have for most of it 3) it provides great soil for your plants. Good luck! When it comes to grass, apparently tilling only makes it worse. Believe me, I too am dealing with the woes of a grassy garden and watching all my hard work and preparation turn into an overgrown grassy, nettle-infested patch of the lawn from hell!! Everything I have read suggests that part of the problem is the tilling because it cuts up the rhizomes and redistributes them throughout the soil and then brings weed seeds to the surface. One thing I’ve stumbled across that looks promising is lasagna gardening. Google it to find better descriptions than I could provide but the benefits seem to be 1) you do it over the problem area rather than having to weed the area 2) you can use materials which you already have for most of it 3) it provides great soil for your plants. Good luck!

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