This patch of garden is so THICK with crabgrass you can barely see the little flags to tell where the veggies are!
Weeds and veggies.
This is where I tell new gardeners that you need to prepare your bed first, something these unfortunate first-timers didn’t do.
Start small or you’ll find yourself overwhelmed with weeding, find a full sun location near your home, use a total vegetation killer to get rid of all weeds and grass, till in compost into the top 6 to 8 inches of the bed, cover it with weed free straw or shredded leaves and plant in the spring.
If you prefer not to use chemicals then place 6 to 8 layers of wet newspaper in the area you’ve selected, cover with weed free straw or shredded leaves and plant in the spring.
