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First Tuesday: Weed Coexistence w/ Helen Atthowe

Tue, Mar 04

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Twisp Valley Grange

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.

First Tuesday: Weed Coexistence w/ Helen Atthowe
First Tuesday: Weed Coexistence w/ Helen Atthowe

Time and Location

Mar 04, 2025, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM

Twisp Valley Grange, 344 W 2nd Ave, Twisp, WA 98856, USA

About the event

First Tuesday: Weed Coexistence w/ Helen Atthowe


When: Tuesday, March 4, at 7pm.

Where: Twisp Valley Grange (Get Directions)


Working with Plant Competition

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.…


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