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.
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