Gardening and Horticulture - What's the best way to keep grass from growing in my veg garden?

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seasideheights
05-30-06, 09:18 AM
What's the best way to keep grass from growing in my veg garden? It's a losing battle here. help!

marksr
05-30-06, 02:36 PM
After the plants are established, I use mulch on my garden - helps alot. Spreading newspaper under the mulch helps even more.
seasideheights
05-30-06, 05:58 PM
Is the ink from the newspaper harmful to the vegetables? Are they still OK to eat?

marksr
05-30-06, 07:54 PM
I never really thought about it :o although i try not use any of the color pages.
twelvepole
05-31-06, 02:06 PM
The mineral oil and carbon ink on newspapers pose no harm to plants.
pomodorina
06-01-06, 09:20 AM
I just read in "The Lazy Gardener" to use those black plastic things (separators) in the ground. It acts as a barrier and doesn't allow grass to creep into garden areas. I think this is a more permanent solution to that kind of problem. Hope this helps.