I was thinking it would only be applicable to annual crops. And turns out I did just let the vegetable plot go wild this year, there's stuff growing in there much taller than I am. I'll have to use some sort of weed fabric next year, it will be so full of weed seeds that will be a must.
"...and don't think the garden loses its ecstasy in winter. It's quiet, but the roots are down there riotous." Rumi