About this episode

Don and John discuss strategies to prevent weeds in the vegetable garden before the growing season starts.

It's officially spring, which means gardening season is just around the corner. In this episode, Don and John discuss how to get ahead of weeds before the growing season begins, from early planning to smart prevention strategies.

People in this episode

Hosts: Don, John

Topics covered

• weeds
• vegetable garden
• gardening season
• prevention strategies
• early planning

Keywords

• weeds
• vegetable garden
• gardening
• spring
• prevention strategies

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