Do you mulch? How are the weeds in you area?

[awakenedsoul]

We had some nice rain a few weeks ago, but the weeds have gone crazy. I spread out a thick sheet of straw mulch, and the weeds have grown through it. I just finished weeding the front garden. The back orchard is going to be a challenge. I raked up all the leaves in the Fall and put them under the fruit trees as mulch. I've got a couple more bales of straw that I plan to spread out in the back. How about you?

[Birdie]

My yard is mulched with shredded redwood and my vegetable beds are mulch with straw. Potted plants have small bark because it looks better than the straw.
We are having a drought in California so I am going to mulch much more heavily that usual, probably 3 to 4 inches of straw in the vegetable beds. That should help.

[iris lilies]

Mulching is my life. I get free wood chips from the city.

[awakenedsoul]

I'm seeing a big difference in my plants when I mulch. The citrus trees are covered with tiny fruit. I've got a couple more bales of straw that I'll spread out tomorrow. Some of it will go into the compost pile. My neighbor let me take a wheelbarrow full of manure from her horses. The straw will balance it out.

I'd like to get some wood chips again, too.

[CathyA]

We grow weeds for firewood here.
In the garden, I use my husband. haha He LOVES to weed. Go figure! But after it's all weeded the first time, I usually add straw. But of course, the weeds come through it, and then they're even harder to get at.
I've realized that I try to do too much with my big yard........and have too many areas that need weeded........so I'm going to try to simplify it.
I just have to accept weeds as part of everything. As long as the vegetables can grow, and I can see a few flowers in my back yard, I just have to be happy with that, and let the weeds have their way with me.

[awakenedsoul]

I'm finding that as the roots of the fruit trees spread, it helps with the weed problem. I have to keep the area mulched, though. I seem to have better luck with leaves. They don't look nice, so I just use them in the backyard. I try to look at the weeding as a way to stay in shape. I'm definitely sore when I finish. I've got a lot more weeding to do today.