Northeast Gardening: Vegetable gardening, 1 by Meredith79

Meredith79 wrote:
Jen I dug a 2' wide path around the garden and when I noticed weeds growing I hoed it out. That is my plan for now, but I have read the best thing is Hay, for around the veggies and the paths. I just don't think I will like the way it looks, plus last year I put some around my strawberries and the weeds just grew through it. So I feel like it just hid the problem until it got bad. Right now I haven't dug the front of the garden out yet, but probably will when the weather cools down a bit. I was looking into some small metal fencing they sell at Lowes and HD, it is under garden fencing the one from Lowes is half the price of the HD one. But it isn't real post fencing, while the HD one is post type, it just sticks in the ground like the little garden borders you can get. I feel like it would be more for looks than to actually keep critters out, because most critters that are a problem would just climb in or fly in. The thing I plan to do, once I have all my wooden boxes in is to do the hoop thing with pvc pipe. I tried it out on the one I have and it actually worked very easily, you just bend it into a hoop shape. Then at greenhouse supply stores you can get netting and fasteners. I think this is the way I'm going to keep pests out. The cheaper fencing a t Lowe's would add up to a little over $200 for my 24' x 22' area. I noticed my neighbor has the same fencing I'm talking about, maybe I will get a pic at her house. I was thinking of it more because Trevor keeps digging in my beds and caving in the side because I haven't put the wood around them yet. However he will only be at that age for a short time and I'd rather spend the $200 finishing buying the cedar planks.