In the drought years here in far north California, I had a row garden, and put in an irrigation system of quarter inch line down each row and only watered at ground surface and not in the air, as in sprinkling. Sure, after spring began, the moisture in the ground grew weeds between my rows. I hoed a few times. Daily hoeing is preferred, 'cause then it doesn't seem so overwhelming. After a while, there were no more weeds because between the rows isn't irrigated. It stays dry (we have no rain in summer), so my hoeing was over for months. Or use Herrick Kimball's system called Minibed Gardening. I put down one huge sheet of used 11ml plastic and anchored it down securely, and every 2 feet put a square frame of pine boards 30 x 30 inches, short rebar driven into three corners to stabilize frame, cut out the plastic square in the middle of frame to the soil, where I planted my vegetable garden. I cut and framed and rebarred and planted 23 beds. Herrick has over a hundred. . .and you will have no weeding. Purchase used billboard plastic or silage tarping online. There are whole businesses that sell it, and that's all they sell. Weeding inside the minibeds is so little, it can't be counted! I had decided to give up vegetable gardening because of the weeds, until I discovered Herrick's method.

You're welcome! I hope you have a wonderful season on the homestead this year!