It always amazes me how quickly the plants are growing at this time of year. The seeds we planted in early spring have germinated and we spread them so thickly that the new growth has completely covered any bare soil that we had in the raised beds. Even though the growth is dense we are still getting weed seeds germinating so these have to be kept in check to make sure that they do not go to seed or grow too big and take away the nutrients from the soil. I managed to get some new soil for some areas of the garden recently. It really needs to be checked closely as it came from a piece of ground that wasn’t cultivated. I have put it in one particular place and every week I am finding small dock plants growing. Catching them small means that they will not become too much of a problem. We practice a no dig policy in the garden so hopefully if I do not disturb the soil the area should be weed free soon. Digging the garden would bring new weed seeds to the surface of the soil. No digging will keep the weed seeds safely under the soil so they remain dormant, that’s the theory anyway!
Horticultural.
Horticultural.
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