We live on acreage in Oklahoma and are moving more and more towards permaculture. We adopted the Back to Eden garden philosophy last year with the wood chips and are loving it. We are planting out in our land surrounding our cleared area too. We implemented Paul's chicken paddock system this year and our ladies love their new, rotating home!
Our big problem is Bermuda Grass. I haven't heard Paul talk much about it but I suspect they don't have much of it in Montana where they don't have a month or two of 100-degree days,
Even with deep wood chips, the Bermuda grass travels and takes over. Even when we weed, it takes over.
Did I say it takes over?
My REAL Question: The permaculture philosophy just lets things grow where they land, no weeding, etc. We'll be doing more and more Seth-like stuff as each year passes. BUT - if, in general, we just let things fall where they may and let the earth take over and do its thing, is it possible that we could completely IGNORE the invading Bermuda grass in our garden without ANY side effects?
You know the traditional gardeners - weed, spray Roundup for the Bermuda, weed, spray more Roundup for the Bermuda, till, spray more Roundup, just keep that bare earth BARE!!!
I assure you, we don't believe those lies anymore. BUT - Bermuda is incredibly invasive.
BUT is the Bermuda our area's way of protecting our garden area? Will it be fine to plant there and just let it grow among the wood chips that we use to otherwise cover around our plants? OR is Bermuda truly a nutrient-robbing problem that we need to address and not ignore?
Thanks! - Greg
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