Herbs, and their control

[ausmac]

I love growing herbs, they are so useful, aromatic and attractive. Problem is, they can get woody and the areas around them become weed infested. So I decided to do a bit of controlled herb planting. This was the idea I came up with for my narrow driveway side garden.

Comments

[rhodielady_47]

I generally put down a layer of cardboard first and then a layer of fall leaves BEFORE I put on a layer of wood chip mulch

[ausmac]

That's a good idea re the cardboard - I have an area out in my front yard that I want to chip but I foresee problems with weeds, I might visit my local supermarket and pick up a few boxes and lay them down. My sister tried using newspaper in her garden in a similar anti-weed program which worked only to a degree. Locally we have a very nuisance weed called onion grass; its very hard to kill because if you pull it, its root bulb stays alive and new weeds pop up, plus its a very prolific spreading weed. She used paper to try and get on top of that but it wasn't very successful. About the only way you can get rid of onion weed is to dig down below the root level, remove all the soil and put in new soil. And hope you didn't miss one

[rhodielady_47]

Your problem plant is probably either a wild onion or it may be a wild garlic.

Getting rid of either one means that you have to dig the little bulbs up and dispose of them.
Good luck!
:)