Organic weed killer for veggie garden?!
I'm looking for an all natural weed killer which will no kill my veggies when i plant them.
Thanks =]
Answers: ok, so i have a veggie garden probly about 15m x 15m which ill like to get started. its been plowed already but weeds continue to come. very fast growing, after a week or two you litterly cant see the dirt without pulling weeds out. the garden is WAY to big to weed it by hand. tried plowing it a few times but they keep comming back. im not using any chemicals so please dont sujjest it.
I'm looking for an all natural weed killer which will no kill my veggies when i plant them.
Thanks =]
My favorite organic weed killer is a stirrup or shuffle hoe which i use early and often. If you ghoe once a week for 4 weeks and get the weeds while they are still tiny you will soon have the weeds under control.
Judicious mulching with straw (not hay as it will have a lot of weed seed in it) right after hoeing will go a long way in keeping weeds under control.
You can use vinegar but the 5% stuff you fiond at the store will not kill much other than tiny annual weeds and frankly it is far easier and cheaper to hoe them out rather than trying to spray vinegar on them. if you want effective vinegar get ahold of 20% vinegar. But if you use this be sure to wear protective clothing/breathing protection as vinegar at this strength will burn skin and lungs. Vinegar also is non selective so you will have to protect any plants you do not want to die. You will also have to clean out your spraying equipment thoroughly so the vinegar doesn't eat away the sprayer parts.
Another thing you can use is a flame weeder. This uses propane to literally cook the weeds.
Most weed control in organic gardens and on organic farms is done by using cover crops, mowing before anything goes to seed, tilling and hoeing.
Try vinegar and ammonia.
Cover the area with several layers of newspaper. Then put down a layer of black plastic (plastic trash bags will work). Plant your veggies by poking small holes through the layers, and then lay a thick layer of mulch. The plants will grow through the mulch.
I didn't look up the answer (if there is one), but it might be very helpful to check out this magazine site: www.organicgardening.com. A LOT of info there.
Good luck. :)