https://davidbach.net/wiki/ 2026-05-02T09:23:47+00:00 https://davidbach.net/wiki/ https://davidbach.net/wiki/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=wiki:logo.png text/html 2014-10-04T23:05:44+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:about&rev=1412463944&do=diff About weeds This is not about weeds you can eat and how to live with weeds! Trust me! For me weeds are serious competitors for harvest of healthy vegetables. With weeds I'm really to search and destroy. Weeds from seeds It appears we're lucky when a weed has only the ability to reproduce by going to seed. These seeds go to the seed bank and germinate later, sometimes years later. text/html 2025-07-27T17:15:30+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:control&rev=1753636530&do=diff Eradication Cover with black plastic This is an organic method of eradicating perennial weeds using a combination of plant exhaustion and heat. * During the growing season, mow grass and weeds down short. Water and fertilise to keep them actively growing. text/html 2014-09-18T01:33:47+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:dustmulch&rev=1411004027&do=diff Dust mulch [I create a dust mulch perimeter around my garden]I create a dust mulch perimeter around my garden. This is a 1-2“ layer of disturbed soil (not packed down or watered). Generally, I use a diamond hoe to accomplish three different objectives in one pass: * Clear out weeds * Break the capillary action in the soil that would bring water up to the surface to evaporate (retaining moisture) text/html 2025-08-23T00:53:51+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:loathesome&rev=1755910431&do=diff Loathesome weeds I call out several weeds as most pernicious and insidious because they have particular characteristics that make them very difficult to control. They are persistent, prolific and cling to life with a preternatural tenacity. They are strongly predisposed to living through their life cycle! text/html 2025-08-16T19:34:01+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:nuclear&rev=1755372841&do=diff Chemical warfare Then there's the nuclear option--chemical warfare. For me this a last resort. Glyphosate Glyphosate is a non-selective systemic herbicide that is applied directly to plant foliage. It is a non-selective herbicide, meaning it will kill most plants. It prevents the plants from making certain proteins that are needed for plant growth. It is only effective on actively growing plants and cannot prevent seeds from germinating. After application, glyphosate is readily transported ar… text/html 2025-08-22T22:01:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:thistles&rev=1755900066&do=diff Canadian Thistles Serious infestation In the past several years Canadian thistle has proliferated over most areas of our property that haven't been cultivated. [Flowering thistles]Elsewhere, we find numerous thistles randomly here and there. Fortunately, we have found that they are subject to the expected effects of the application of Glyphosate. text/html 2014-10-02T14:57:35+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:weeding-diamond-hoe&rev=1412261855&do=diff Weeding with a diamond hoe I use my diamond hoe more than any other tool that I have. I have one with a long handle for stand-up weeding and one with a short handle for getting down close to the ground around plants. The diamond hoe is perfect for weed seedlings that don't have a tap root or that are less persistent than, for example, text/html 2014-10-04T23:16:06+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:weeding-diamond-hoe2&rev=1412464566&do=diff Weeding with a diamond hoe part 2 Anticipating planting a cover crop at our Fall City farm I moved the plastic back to its earlier position, leaving a weedless area exposed. Appalling weed collection [Weeds in melon patch since June 2]I looked at the collection of weeds sprouted since early June. I was appalled at how many weeds had sprouted in the area I had cleared for melons in early summer (June 2) and wondered if I didn't really need to bring in the heavy artillery, that is the roto-til… text/html 2014-09-18T03:51:53+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:weeding&rev=1411012313&do=diff Weeding I generally control weeds from seeds with hoeing and pulling. Get 'em while they're young The absolute best time to pull a weed is when it has just sprouted. I look at the tiny leaves and I know that below them is a root at least ten times longer. At this tender age the weed is most vulnerable and also easiest to extract. Simply slicing off the leaves at this stage is generally enough to terminate many weeds, though there are some weeds that require complete removal of the root as wel… text/html 2014-10-02T15:18:46+00:00 Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) https://davidbach.net/wiki/doku.php?id=garden:cultivate:tasks:weed:why&rev=1412263126&do=diff Why bother with weeds? Weeds are very well adapted [Basil smothered by weeds]So what's wrong with weeds? At least two things: * They compete with veggies for limited moisture, nutrients, and eventually sunlight, * AND they are quite capable of perpetuating themselves.