One of the most common topics of conversation for veggie growers other than the weather is weed control. We have attended numerous farming events over the years and there has yet to be one such conference that does not address this topic in at least one session. And, before someone tells me it is my fault for "being organic," let me assure you that it has so much more to do with the diverse crops we grow than the organic certification. If you are unwilling to subscribe to a monoculture and/or you wish to grow a crop that is sensitive to most herbicides, then you have to consider other methods of weed control. It is merely a fact of growing. Mother Nature prefers a diverse set of plants covering the soil (at least at our farm, she does) and she isn't really on board with a farmer's plan to have 'clean rows' where one can only see the crop being grown.