Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

Okay Irene,
Here is my how to excommunicate almost anything. Since we are wiping the slate
clean..... First get the ye old Lawn mower and set it at the lowest setting and
mow it all down. Put the clippings in the trash not the compost. Next break out
the Ye Ole Weed whacker and scalp the area. Make it look like you left a hers of
sheep on it for a week and you see dirt patches. Next, get some Vinegar 10% or
stronger and and spray out the whole area thoroughly. Next get a 5 gallon
propane tank filled with propane and one of those weed burner wands with about
25' of hose. This is important because this will guarantee that the seeds of the
sorrel and any other weed including the grass will not be coming to haunt you
later. Slowly go north to south on the first pass then east to west on the
second and then do a diagonal pass from two different directions and keep the
burner about 4 to 6 inches from the soil. Now you can lay down a barrier of news
print several layers thick and wet them down as you lay them out and that will
keep them from blowing away and then put a layer of a growing medium called a 4
way blend. This is comprised of Top soil, coarse sand, composted manure and
composted plant material. Make this 5 to 7 inches deep and now you can grow what
ever you want. I would suggest Starts then you can use Corn Glutten as a side
dressing to thwart any weed seeds that may blow in from the neighbors.

jeff

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From: fanatic989 <irene2046@verizon.net>
To: Organic_Gardening@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sat, May 7, 2011 9:26:12 AM
Subject: [Organic_Gardening] Sheep Sorrel....ARRRRGGGHH

It's all over my front yard. You know, the kind with the arrow shaped leaves
and reddish-brown flower stalks! I've pulled it, mowed it, dug it up, etc, etc,
and now it's worse than ever. Now it's in full flower.

There's very little grass that is worth saving.

I'm thinking of covering it with clear plastic and hope everything dies in the
sun. It will look terrible until I can put something in its place.

I don't have time right now to re-do the whole grass area in the front.

Would love to hear from anyone who's had this problem and how you dealt with it.

I've looked it up and got a lot of suggestions that it's a very healthy salad
vegetable. Oh, Pu-leeeeze! Worst thing I've ever tasted! And very sour!

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