One tip is to add a 1 to 2 inch layer of mulch around the plants and over the surface of the garden. This helps keep weed seeds from taking root and holds in moisture. It also prevents disease carrying soil from splashing up onto the plants.
Use organic mulch,(as opposed to something like black plastic) that will break down over time and create compost. One of the best vegetable growing tips isn’t about vegetables but about weeds.
Weeds attract insects and insects will eat your vegetable plants and spread disease from one plant to another so be relentless when it comes to weeds. And don’t leave pulled weeds or any dead foliage in the garden. Most things can be composed but when it comes to diseased plants it is often best to burn them.
A favorite vegetable gardening tip that really seems to work involves slugs. These little creatures love to eat your leafy vegetables, or probably any vegetable for that matter, but there’s one easy way to get rid of them.
Place a disposable aluminum pie pan in the garden and heap soil up to the rim so the snails can reach it. Fill the pan to the rim with beer (any brand will do!) Snails will apparently drink themselves into a stupor and fall in and drown.
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