My roommate says weeding is not a requirement of a good garden. I on the other hand can't find the plants due to the very healthy weeds surrounding everything else. I am not much of a gardener (but I am the designated harvester) and I thought I would check out my possible incorrect thoughts about weeds. 1) Weeds take needed rain away from the vegetble plants. 2) Weeds will steal the nutriants in the soil away from the vegetable plants. 3) Just mowing between the rows does not benefit the vegetble plants as much as pulling the weeds. 4) Mulching with newspaper or something like that would be beneficial. Anyway any opinions regarding the Zen of weeding your vegetable garden would be appreciated. TIA
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20 years ago