Organic Weed Management

by Gilman, Steve; Langer, Jocelyn; Byczynski, Lynn

• ISBN13: 9781931498296
• ISBN10: 1931498296
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-12-01
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co

Summary

Weeds can be the organic farmer's and gardener's most daunting adversary. Lush, fertile soil brimming with organic matter is just as appealing to weeds as to your crops. In conventional gardening, weeds are the enemy, to be obliterated by whatever weapon is most effective, chemical or otherwise. After reading this book, however, you are likely to view weeds as important and informative neighbors. Author Steve Gilman knows and utilizes the energies and characteristics of weeds to teach you to garden more efficiently, productively, and with less stress. He even does it with a great "sense of humus!" Book jacket.

Table of Contents

Foreword	p. vii
Introduction	p. ix
To weed/a weed
Committing herbicide
Beneath the surface
The oats test
Weeding out Weedy Concepts	p. 1
Weeds as enemy
Weeds as indicators
Weeds as guardians
Weeds as beneficial medicinals
Lion's teeth
Natural Farming	p. 11
Hospitality for beneficials
Strip insectary intercropping
Biostrips
Mow and blow
Weed Control Strategies	p. 21
Stale seedbed
Stirrup hoe
Perennial problems
Timing your timing
Anticipating weeds
Data overload
To mulch or not to mulch
Hungry mulches
Living mulches
Opaque solar film
Weedeating Machines	p. 37
Biological effects of machines
A sense of humus
Conservation tillage
Cultivators
Good resources
Conclusions	p. 47
Reference Notes	p. 53
Bibliography	p. 54
Index	p. 57
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