When I first setup the location it was easy to remove the weeds. Soil was dead and dry. But after 2 years of building towards a closed system it’s harder than ever to keep them away.
At first I added thick mulch woodchips to keep moisture in and rejuvenate the soil. However thick woodchips made it very difficult for my edible seedlings to grow. Now that I’m established, I can chop and drop and also the chips have broken down.
My issue now is I have healthy soil, with lots of moisture, and it’s a breeding ground for the most rugged hardy plants, aka, weeds. My yard this year has been overrun with all sorts of grasses, and other plants I don’t want.
Any ground cover I plant isn’t as strong naturally as these weeds therefore has a hard time winning.
All ideas I can come up with involve huge intervention measures such as weed cloth, cardboard and thick mulch, or methods that disturb the soil.
The issue is only in the ground cover layer of the forest. I’d love to introduce various spinach, berries, sweet potato and similar into the garden to replace or overtake the unwanted stuff, but as of now they’re too invasive in the healthy soil environment I’ve created.
Any suggestions on how to deal with unwanted hardy plants while also trying introduce the edibles I want?
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