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Summer at The Organic Centre with Darina Allen and Neven Maguire
- 24 June 2015
One of the more interesting discoveries I made looking up the word weed in the dictionary or on google search was the descriptive use of adjectives: wild, unwanted, valueless, undesirable, troublesome, uncultivated, menacing, noxious.
What are weeds really? “Plants growing in the wrong place” is a standard answer. However, more important is what they do: "They compete for plant nutrients and water in the soil, and for space and light above ground." (Joy Larkcom) Perennial weeds like dock, dandelion and ground elder have to be removed. We can tolerate them in places outside the garden for culinary uses! Annual weeds like chickweed can be dealt with easily by methods mentioned below.
Many of us spend a good bit of time on weeding, in fact probably more time than on the more enjoyable tasks of sowing and harvesting. This has to change and I want to give you some tips and advice how to deal with those noxious creatures and not become obnoxious along the way.
The above picture shows 5 ways to deal with weeds:
1. Pulling in wet conditions
2. Hoeing in dry conditions
3. Planting out "Teenager" plants
4. Mulching
5. Eating,after all weren't weeds the first vegetables!
If you want to find out more why not book the course "Weeds, weeding and eating" with Hans Wieland on Saturday 27th of June.
