Need help getting rid of grass in vegetable garden?

[GravityWaves]

Like others have said, the cardboard and newspaper ideas are good. I also think if you can get some thick black plastic you could put it between your rows now, as close to the plants as possible. Then use the little landscape stakes or something heavy like rocks or concrete blocks to keep it down. Then maybe put smaller boxes or pieces between the plants in the rows?

I've used heavy black plastic and found it's pretty effective at keeping weeds and such down. If no perennials, at the end of the year you can put it over your entire garden space, put blocks on it and you're pretty much ready to go in the spring!

 

[GravityWaves]

Straw shouldn’t have a ton of seed in it as it is mostly wheat stalks, but hay will as it is mostly grass.

I don't know about where you're at, and it depends where you get it, but the wheat straw around here has a lot of seeds in it. Lay a couple flakes down, let it get a good rain, add a little hot weather and it looks like a chia pet. lol I'd personally be wary of using straw as a mulch but that's just my 2 cents. Whatever you decide, best of luck on your garden!

 

[RubelliteRose]

I don't know about where you're at, and it depends where you get it, but the wheat straw around here has a lot of seeds in it. Lay a couple flakes down, let it get a good rain, add a little hot weather and it looks like a chia pet. lol I'd personally be wary of using straw as a mulch but that's just my 2 cents. Whatever you decide, best of luck on your garden!

perfect description. The one good thing about it is that most of the seeds sprout at the same time so they are easy to pull all at once.

 

[Carymcmillin]

Quit tilling. I put straw down (pretty thick) at the end of growing season last year. This year I am planting by only digging the hole needed for plants. I tilled for the sweet peas and spinach and grass is there. I am also germinating my seeds by placing in wet paper towels and then transplanting to garden after roots have established.