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SueCT · December 8, 2017

I use something that is a "salt hay substitute" that it says is chopped hay and straw dehydrated at high temperatures to kill weed seeds and fungus, etc, on the package. Also a little pricey, but works great for me. I spend very little time weeding, maybe 5 minutes at a time 3 or 4 times per season, if that, and it also breaks down to condition the soil. Mine is called Mainely Mulch. Anything you can buy similar should do the same thing, I would think. The price is worth the decrease in work for me, but I don't have a huge garden, maybe 12x15 ft or a little bigger. If you plant 100+ tomato plants per year or have a 1/4 acre garden, it is probably going to be more expensive than most people would like.

December 8, 2017	#57
SueCT Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Connecticut Posts: 1,460	I use something that is a "salt hay substitute" that it says is chopped hay and straw dehydrated at high temperatures to kill weed seeds and fungus, etc, on the package. Also a little pricey, but works great for me. I spend very little time weeding, maybe 5 minutes at a time 3 or 4 times per season, if that, and it also breaks down to condition the soil. Mine is called Mainely Mulch. Anything you can buy similar should do the same thing, I would think. The price is worth the decrease in work for me, but I don't have a huge garden, maybe 12x15 ft or a little bigger. If you plant 100+ tomato plants per year or have a 1/4 acre garden, it is probably going to be more expensive than most people would like.