How effective is hoeing under weeds?

14 years ago

I have a lot of chickweed and I want to hoe it under. How effective will that be for controlling the weeds without a layer of mulch on top?

I don't have anything to mulch with at the moment, and hoeing the weeds is the only option I have right now for the large areas where the chickweed has taken over.

If I do get some mulch, should I still hoe under the chick weed or just put the mulch right on top of it?

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Kimmsr
14 years ago
Since Chickweed can root along the stem hoeing it under is not a real good idea since it can root more and therefore grow more. I have plunked newspaper over Chickweed (and Purslane) and covered that with another, prettier, mulch and seen them die and be incorporated into the soil to help feed the plants I want growing there.
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