Category Archives: Weed Control

Creative Ways With Weeds

Posted on November 13, 2010 by Ann Lovejoy
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Check the library for books that explain how to make safe natural dyes, then experiment freely with roots, bark, stems, seeds, foliage, and petals to discover the beautiful world of natural color hidden in your own backyard. Continue reading →

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Free Composting Materials

Posted on October 25, 2010 by Ann Lovejoy
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In really weedy situations, smother mulches can solve your problems surprisingly fast. Here in Kitsap County, county crews trialed smother mulches of various kinds on extensive mats of long-established ivy. Continue reading →

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On Eating Weeds

Posted on September 20, 2010 by Ann Lovejoy
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Conversations With Pat Over the summer, I’ve been exchanging notes with Pat Patterson, a grand gardener who is now retired from being Oregon State University’s Master Gardener coordinator. We were discussing this summer’s disappointing performance of tomatoes (in my neck … Continue reading →

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