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Organic Weed Prevention
Pulling weeds for hours on end can put a damper on the joy of gardening and do a number on your back! Stop fighting weeds and grow a low-maintenance and healthy garden with these tips, tricks, and resources!
Toward a Do Nothing Gardening
Author: Epic Gardening
This video (which is part of a series on the topic) provides strategies to deal with weeds.
How to Kill Weeds Naturally
Author: Smiling Gardener
The video provides a few quick and easy tips and tricks on how to kill weeds naturally.
Organic Weed Prevention
Printable Resources and Websites:
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Mulching and Weed Management Techniques: This resource from Community Garden Connections provides an overview of various organic weeding techniques and the pros and cons of each.
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Mulching - The Best Means of Organic Weed Prevention: This resource from Community Garden Connections provides a brief overview of different types of mulching that can be used to prevent weeds. Interested in learning more about sheet mulching? Check out the Soil Health page to learn more.
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Edible Weeds: Why throw aside weeds when you can eat them? Check out this website to assist in the identification of edible weeds growing in your garden. Remember - only consume weeds you can safely identify!
Books:
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University of Maine Cooperative Extension. 1994. Smart gardener: A learning guide for home vegetable growers. (Bulletin #2282) Orono, ME: UMaine Cooperative Extension.