Put your weeds to work!
Why fight the weeds in your garden when you can harness them to work for you? Ok, so if this doesn’t make you want to watch the video, I’ll pay you one trillion dollars to watch it. Will you take a check? 
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alot of weeds are …
alot of weeds are eatible as long as you know which ones. I agree with the weed things if you have weeds you have less bugs eating your garden. I dont have many in the raise garden, because I put weed blocker down before I made my boxes but, I still do get them. even if you dont garden you still have weeds unless you cement your whole yard which I have been thinking of but, it just costs to much. then I would have the million dollar garden. hehehhehehe
Time to convince my …
Time to convince my wife I need to stop mowing! Great video as always.
As I said, the …
As I said, the weeds don’t grow around the vegetables, so they suck no nutrients from the root areaof the veggies. They only grow in unused areas. They also act as a deflection for harmful insects. The weeds are composted and put back into the garden as food for the garden. Also, look at how well my garden grows. This is not an argument for weeds, it is a testimony to the function of them since it already is proven by how well my garden grows with them.
I’m not at all …
I’m not at all convinced by these arguments. Think the shade argument is good but better to use cut grass shavings. I also think the weeds suck nutrients from the soil that the veggies could be getting. I’m all for spraying against bugs. We do tend to leave the weeds in our strawberry rows, simply because we don’t have the time/energy to weed!
You’re right about …
You’re right about weeds making it harder for bugs to home in on your veggies. Thats the way it worked this year for me with the beans I planted in my corn. I didn’t squish any Mexican Bean Beetles at all off of them and wound up getting about the same amount of production as I did on my trellised beans. The corn prevented the beans from being such a monoculture. Yeah, I know as you say, it’s a bit of a hassle in some ways having them in the corn but it seemed to work out for me this year.
Hi Ray,
I’m almost …
Hi Ray,
I’m almost doing the same thing. I leave the area surrounding my beds wild to attract insects and offer alternative food and living quarters and the bugs eat other bugs in my veg beds. I keep my beds weed free because it’s easier for me to weed little and often than in a big operation due to health issues. But definitely, a wild area is very beneficial.
Best Wishes,
Brendan
Hi Ray, my yard …
Hi Ray, my yard both back and front look almost like that, haha, esp the back…too many acres to weedwhack, too rocky to mow..so i will knock them down high and thow them on the compost like you’re doing..of course according to that permaculture thing u just put in more food than weeds and never till..sorta like giving birth through straw, lol..oh wow! a ten pound baby artichoke!…cigar anyone? lol
very well said, too …
very well said, too bad my spot is at a collective. with kinda strict rules… donno if I should keep it as permaculture and other experimental ideas seems to be close to a no no..
well thanks for sharing! keep it up!
how ddare you not …
5 o’clock shadow is a very dangerous disease you know! your plannts could catch it. xD
how ddare you not shave for us ray. shame on you.
anyways… GOOD weeds? amazing.
maybe you shoulda thrown some pez in there with the compose…. see if it turns colourful.
Do you have thistle …
Do you have thistle weeds? I could sell them to you! Nasty weed. If you have any thistle extermination tips they are welcome.
First view first …
First view first rate AND first comment! How about that