Reply to thread

You can always encourage the kind of "weed" that you want as a ground cover. Clover is a pretty good ground cover, as are legumes like flowering peas and such. Plant them as a way to outcompete bad weeds (my definition of those is anything prickly or with roots that strangle i.e. field bindweed). I've even heard of vineyards planting daikon radish as a natural aerator. Then, once they are established (let them grow hearty during the spring, you can just give them a mow at about 3" and it should maintain a healthy ecosystem.