New Veg Patch Weeds

Hi Guys I have a new veg patch I been working on (my 1st one) and been getting weeds starting to come up, It was a grass lawn but I covered it in cardboard and then covered it in B&Q compost and now weeds and bits of grass are starting to pop through.
whats the best thing to do to get rid of them or keep them at bay, not sure about chemicals as will be growing veg of types in there come spring.

Thanks In Advance

 

Thanks Shiney

yes being partly disabled I had no one to dig all the grass up so I read about this way online, spread cardboard to block out the light and cover with compost and keep damp

 

No its not coming through the cardboard its new growth I checked it to be sure, there's a lot of people doing this these days,
I left a small seed container full of soil out at the same place near this veg patch and that ended up growing the same sort of weed & grass plants

 

The weeds look like Dandelions.

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thanks sorted but I did mean the plant problem lol :D

 

The only way AFAIK to get rid of the weeds without resorting to a chemical weedkiller is to cover with a light-suppressing material (thick black plastic, carpet, membrane) for as long as it takes to kill off the roots of the weeds. (Not quick in the case of tap-rooted perennial weeds!) Or dig them out by hand which I imagine is a non-starter. If the soil is full of weed seeds, as soon as you expose the soil to the light, you'll have more weeds germinate but they can be hoed off before they set seed themselves. The other option is to spray with glyphosate (not a ready-mixed solution) and leave for at least 6 weeks while it travels through the roots and kills the perennial weeds. The annual ones can then be controlled by hoeing. The jury is still out on whether glypho persists in the soil and/or crops. The makers claim that it breaks down in the soil and doesn't affect plants not directly sprayed, but it's detractors claim otherwise. Where it undoubtedly comes into it's own is in killing off persistent weeds that re-grow from tiny bits of root, like dandelion, bindweed and couch grass.

 

yeah I think your right there with the blocking out the light cuz if I do spray them they will only be back in while, its not a huge veg patch so covering it shouldn't cost to much.

is there a product that does this sort of thing or is it a case of taping loads of bin liners together lol?

 

Mypex, have a look at this thread Vegetable Growing using Weed Suppressing Membrane / Mypex

If you chose that option, I would suggest using 3 or 4 seperate pieces, each with the cut edges tucked underneath to create a 'hem' and conceal the raw edges. That would enable different pieces with different cut outs for planting through to be swopped around for crop rotation purposes. I always walk over it when sheets are joined, as I don't plant close to doublef over edges and treading on the holding down wire pegs helps keep them in place.

P.S. With the bed in you could run soaker hose underneath.

P.S.S. A search of the forum (from the Forum board) should locate various other mypex threads. A similar product is Yuzet.

 

you be able to buy black plastic sheets online and have them delivered, or if you can get out to a GC you could buy it there.
I did just wonder why you have made it so wide, especially as you are not going to dig, now you will have to walk all over it.

 

If intending covering that bed with any form of membrane, it might be essential to re-do that lower sloping section with a step and a lower horizontal bed, otherwise (even using porous Mypex/Yuzet) rain will all be shed down to the lower edge.