Quackgrass weed in the November vegetable garden

 I knew laying down old bales of straw (not hay) might attract mice, but that it was basically weed free to use as a top mulch. When prepping the soil in the back garden on November 27, 2022, for Spring vegetables for 2023, I observed a grassy weed dying back on the ground. QUACKGRASS. Wow it was hard to pull! Hmm deep rhizomes/roots. They can come from bales of straw. I had to dig them out. I made sure the long narrow spike head with seeds was removed - each one has about 25 seeds. This is a noxious weed very hard to get rid of. This year I tried to go around the property and remove as many seed heads as possible.

I'd like to do a weed count in the organic garden.

It was hard work but I spent 2 days moving containers with native shrubs from the east side to west side of back yard vegetable garden, remove the old weed cloth, and begin turning over the soil and top dressing with freshly mulched grass and leaves, then covering with new weed cloth for the winter.

My goal is to remove ALL weeds in the garden especially the quack grass and blackberry brambles.  I have all the rest of bare soil to do before the ground freezes.