Hay, that's nice!

Here are just a few photos of what my plot looks like after applying some hay to prevent weed invasions. I also put newspaper down so as to prevent weeds from photosynthesizing.

In the background two rows of Sweet corn are coming in.
On the right, a row of banana peppers.
Middle-left, a lonely brussels sprout. 

Yellow zucchini squash. If you look closely, you can see
they are beginning to flower. Unfortunately, no signs of a
female flower; only males 

The only downside of hay and newspaper that I have come across so far is in the application of fertilizer; it requires a bit more time to adjust the hay and fold back the newspaper. But, give a little get a little. You can either spend time weeding, or fertilizing…