Methow Conservancy First Tuesday: Coexisting with Weeds
Posted: Tue Mar 04, 2025 1:00 pm
When: Tuesday, March 4, at 7pm.
Where: Twisp Valley Grange
Free!
Working with Plant Competition: author and agriculturalist Helen Atthowe
How much of your time in the field is spent removing weeds or suppressing unwanted plants from growing? Weeds are nature’s way of covering bare soil and maintaining ecosystem function, yet much of a grower’s efforts involve working against these natural systems. If appropriately managed, weeds can benefit growers by keeping a living root in the ground year-round, providing habitat for beneficial insects thus helping with pest suppression, and providing nutrient-rich plant residue to complement soil nutrient cycling. In this talk, Helen will explain how to develop a weed-tolerant system based on climate, soil, and crop production needs and the considerations of which weeds are too competitive and which ones can coexist with your food and flower crops.
This event is free and open to the public. More info at: https://methowconservancy.org/news/entry/first-tuesday-agroecologist-helen-atthow
It's almost gardening time--hope to see you tonight!
~ The Methow Conservancy
Where: Twisp Valley Grange
Free!
Working with Plant Competition: author and agriculturalist Helen Atthowe
How much of your time in the field is spent removing weeds or suppressing unwanted plants from growing? Weeds are nature’s way of covering bare soil and maintaining ecosystem function, yet much of a grower’s efforts involve working against these natural systems. If appropriately managed, weeds can benefit growers by keeping a living root in the ground year-round, providing habitat for beneficial insects thus helping with pest suppression, and providing nutrient-rich plant residue to complement soil nutrient cycling. In this talk, Helen will explain how to develop a weed-tolerant system based on climate, soil, and crop production needs and the considerations of which weeds are too competitive and which ones can coexist with your food and flower crops.
This event is free and open to the public. More info at: https://methowconservancy.org/news/entry/first-tuesday-agroecologist-helen-atthow
It's almost gardening time--hope to see you tonight!
~ The Methow Conservancy