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> Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 18:34:56 -0400
> From: cschampagne@gmail.com
> To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
> Subject: Re: [permaculture] Question about getting started
> 
> I can make raised beds without the wood frames, I hope, since I'm doing
> this on a budget.
> So, do I want to use the weed block cloth I bought?  I see it everywhere in
> the the various gardens, even those with the wood framed raised beds.  The
> management is very strict about keeping the weeds down (I guess to prevent
> seeds from contaminating other people's gardens).
> 
> Thanks again,
> Carolyn
> 
> 
> On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 4:04 PM, Lawrence London 
> <lfljvenaura@gmail.com>wrote:
> 
> > On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Lawrence London <lfljvenaura@gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 2:54 PM, carolyn anderson <cschampagne@gmail.com
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >> Hi all,
> > >>
> > >> Does anyone have any suggestions for getting started in a community
> > garden
> > >> plot that is covered in unidentified BIG weeds and old, seeded grass?
> > >> Should I put the pulled weeds back down, then cover with 4" of mulch 
> > >> and
> > >> then cover that with a weed cloth and just plant over them, or get rid
> > of
> > >> them, or what?  Would no-till work here?
> > >>
> > >> Mulch is provided, weeds are plentiful, soil is ok once it's unlocked
> > but
> > >> hard as a rock right now.  I'm in Northern VA where the soil tends
> > towards
> > >> clay, but this plot has been cultivated in the past so is not too bad.
> > >>  I'm
> > >> well aware that I'm late to the game, having just discovered this
> > >> community
> > >> garden last week.  Can I still use permaculture practices in this
> > >> situation? I'll only be here through the summer before moving to more
> > >> permanent digs.
> > >>
> > >
> > > Bring in the mulch. If it is not composted then compost it before
> > applying
> > > to the garden
> > > then dig it in and mix it with the soil. Alternative: prepare your
> > > garden's raised beds or rows then mulch with the materials supplied.
> > > Take the weeds, grass, brown mystery weeds and place then in
> > mini-windrows
> > > between your raised beds or rows. You can put more mulch on top of them.
> > > Later as any seeds in the now composted weeds germinate, dislodge and
> > bury
> > > them. When there are no more weed sprouts then mix the compost with the
> > > soil in your raised beds. Put the next batch of pulled weeds in piles
> > > between your beds, apply more mulch repeat the process. Soil, nutrient
> > rich
> > > water, macro and micro nutrients leaching or washing out of your beds
> > will
> > > saturate the compost between them, enriching it so you can return
> > > everything to your garden soil. This is a much better way of recycling
> > weed
> > > biomass and the nutrients it contains than composting it in a separate
> > pile
> > > away from the garden, unless, of course, the leachate flows into other
> > > garden beds,  planted swales or bermed zones.
> > >
> >
> > This method also recycles beneficial soil organisms from the garden by
> > innoculating the compost mini-windrows between the beds or rows (raised
> > beds are the best way to garden).
> > This compost also conserves and stores moisture that will be used in the
> > garden and by the beneficial microorganisms.
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