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Here is a study done on weed control, that showed that certain species of weeds can actually be reduced by tilling the soil. Unfortunately, tilling can also make other species spread even worse. Depending on exactly what you have that is giving you trouble, instead of mowing, you might be...

That's what you need to do alright. Their names can help a little bit, in that if you know your dealing with a nettle type weed, or a grass related weed. Least it's narrowed down a bit for a place to at least start looking. Others, well.. you just have to keep on clicking on them.:) The pictures...

Good pictures of many common weeds available here. http://www.gov.mb.ca/agriculture/crops/weeds/index.html

A goat would certainly clean up the weeds in the garden in a hurry..lol..Unfortunately, it would eat all my veggies as well.. The benefit of using that lemon cool aid type stuff would be that, on a hot day you could also drink it directly from your pump sprayer. Bet that would draw some odd...

Edible "crop circles" Now your talkin!

Old thread, but I thought I'd throw in my 2 cents about edible weeds. I'd read about lambs-foot being edible, and finally worked up the nerve to try it.. Wow! Quickly wilted with some fresh minced garlic, and a little olive oil in a fry pan, it was fantastic. (An added squeeze of lemon juice...

You could try laying down some landscape cloth over the veggie beds. Poke holes in it for planting the seeds, or transplanting seedlings. This will help control the weeds, and make it easy to ID your edibles..

Also wanted to mention, that I did try a pickling vinegar (5% acetic acid), with a drop or so of dish soap, and it did work for some garden weeds, especially after a second treatment. But... it didn't kill all of them..some bounced back after a couple weeks..grrrr..

I have a real issue with some sort of grass in my veggie garden. It must have been introduced with some compost I bought, as it wasn't an issue till just this last season. Now it's trying to take over, and no amount of pulling can keep up with it. I ran across a write up on this product, which...

Certainly not as effective as Sevin, rotenone, or pyrethrum, but have you ever tried using Insecticidal Soap, as an alternative combatant..? Those other sprays can also be pretty devastating on the healthy bugs/worms..then there's the eating of the veggies after using them.. The DE is also a...

Possibility's other than pests. -If you added the mulch to deep, and it covered up the stem at the base of the plant, that can cause issues with younger seedlings. Unlike tomato's where you can bury half the plant in the ground, and they love it, I think squash prefer the original depth, as...

I shovel a little loose dirt over the spud greens every few days, almost covering all the exposed leaves. They just shoot up again, and again.. I use the trench method...FYI

The cool spring in this neck of the woods, certainly has limited the bee's from being out doing their work. I wonder if I will see any decent crop from my fruit trees this fall. I like to tickle my squash, cuke, and tomato blossoms, just to help them along. If they are grown in a greenhouse...

Squash, and their relatives, are great for an ego boost, especially when it seems nothing is ever going to show.:) The correct combo of moisture and soil warmth, and they can pop up in just a few days after planting.. I think every gardener needs a little sign, that all their hard work is...

I have found that direct seeding, has produced some very healthy, and vigorous plants.. Even the volunteer tomato plants can be vigorous growers, and sometimes actually out perform my seedlings. You should be good to go, with what you have listed. The peppers and tomato's could still produce...

I continuously sew radish throughout the summer, and have had good results. Even better if they are in some shade for mid summer plantings. They do like a good watering. I wonder if you just had bad seed, or in fact, planted them to early, so they were stunted from the cooler spring weather?

This tire method, (or even a very large pot) works pretty darn good, but don't forget to water them well. The black tires can really absorb the summer heat, and dries out the soil. You can get hollow heart problems, if you don't keep them watered. I don't recall if the question about letting...

We really got hit with a taste of winter a few days back. -10 Celsius, -18 C with the wind chill, and 4" of snow. The snow stayed on the ground for about 4 days. Once the snow melted, and thing warmed up a bit, I went out to survey the veggie garden, and see if anything survived. It appears...

I had a poor onion crop this year, and I think it may be a combination of trying to conserve water during our very dry summer,and a lack of nitrogen. I may be adding to much" brown" material to the garden in the form of leaves in the fall, which in breaking down, uses up the existing nitrogen...

Yikes! Sounds like this cold snap has affected you as well! :( I would either move your trees, as you suggested, or wrap them in burlap as soon as possible, especially the pots, or the roots may freeze. If they are fairly small, you could also make a wire cage around them and fill it with dry...