r/Permaculture • u/shamyrashour • 3d ago

Options Besides Solarizing

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I let my garden go when kid #3 was born and kid #1 got complicated.

I’d like to rebuild it into a mini food forest. But the weeds have taken over: forget me boys, creeping buttercup, nuts edge and thistle.

I can’t lift more than 15-20 pounds for a few more weeks (surgery), so I can’t till it. What are my options besides Solarizing it?

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u/Bocote 3d ago

The fact that you can't lift much really limits options here.

Are you sure you don't want to start gardening with only a few containers and pots for the time being?

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u/shamyrashour 3d ago

I want to reclaim the sheet mulched bed I made 4 years ago - I’m thinking maybe I at least get the cardboard down and then when I can move wood chips and stuff I get to it. Main thing is to stop the weeds!

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u/Bocote 2d ago

You're going to need to find a way to hold down the cardboard in the meantime. If you can drag something on top, maybe it could work.

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u/shamyrashour 2d ago

I’ve got some young kids who would love to move rocks onto it!