With the transformation I have been doing at the house in the yard one of the things that is hard to control even with black plastic and mulch is weeds and especially CRABGRASS. I hate that stuff. I think they may call it crabgrass because it makes US crabby to have to pull it up.
It is REAL TOUGH stuff with UNBELIEVABLE strong roots and is so NOT my idea of fun. Doing it once is enough but having to do it over and over again is a ROYAL PAIN.
I just found out about this tip and if it really works it will be great blessing and a lot less expensive way to keep the weeds under control and save me countless hours of hardwork.
I have a gardeners soul but not the back to go with it. I had to make another trip to the doctor Monday because I inflamed my ribs BIG TIME because I overdid AGAIN with lifting and wheeling 7 wheelbarrows for my raised beds.
Maybe I am too stubborn and independent to think I can't do some things without paying a price.
There is a saying that the best way to eat an elephant is one bite at a time. It is much harder to do it the other way and that is what I did. JUMPED IN FULL FORCE and am dealing with the fallout later. Here is the tip:
TIP: Baking soda neutralizes the ph in the soil and nothing will grow there. use baking soda around all of the edges of flower beds to keep the grass and weeds from growing into beds. Just sprinkle it onto the soil so that it covers it lightly. Do this twice a year - spring and fall.
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