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Posted: Aug/03/2008 8:31 PM PST
It works I've done it and had no weeds for a long time now in that garden..I also saw where a person used cardboard instead..so I am trying that now and it looks promising...recycle,reuse,refuse lol |
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Posted: Aug/04/2008 7:40 AM PST
Unprinted cardboard would be really good! It's so thick it won't blow away, would really hold in heat and block light very well! Not to mention it is very easy to get! I may have to go cardboard dumpster diving this week  I plan on preparing my new shade perennial bed, and even next spring's new veggie bed...
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Posted: Aug/15/2008 4:59 AM PST
I have used both methods.. cardboard and newspapers.. it is the easist to lay mulch on top of the newspapers to keep them from blowing away. The layers really need to be think I try to use at least 10 sheets , eventually they decompose and you can till it all in later.. or you can just plant right thru it and relayer mulch on top of a second layer of newspapers 
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Posted: Aug/15/2008 9:29 AM PST
Aurora-LOL Dumpster diving for cardboard? Because we had a A/C shop-i know this-Call any A/C shop-their stock comes in BIG heavy-duty cardboard boxes and most don't recycle-they just throw the boxes away-(Makes good camps for the kids, too!) I've used cardboard to cover my garden when I have nothing planted in it. I hold the edges down with miscellaneous bricks or boards and in some instances-other large potted plants. You can also get packing peanuts from them to use as drainage material in the bottom of potted plants. 
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Posted: Sep/18/2008 9:27 PM PST
I have done the newspaper trick for years. I lay a good layer of newspaper down and then lay mulch on top of it. When I want to plant I just cut holes in the paper and plant whatever. I use to have clay soil, now I have earthworms galore. Before I could not grow any root crops because of the clay and now they grow so good that I can not keep up with them. Also wetting the newspaper before laying it down helps it to break down faster and it still keeps the weeds out. I have very little weeding to do. |
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Posted: Nov/10/2008 4:08 PM PST
I just planted some chrysanthemums and pansy's and alysum and English primrose in my raised garden bed. I'm now noticing the dreaded oxalis weed creeping up and some others. Could i put the newspaper around these plants to prevent the weeds then water, then put ground bark on top of this, to keep out the weeds? this sounds promising. Tura |
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Posted: May/14/2009 3:24 AM PST
I'm still new in this thread, just recently I moved to Annandale and one thing I didn't check is the Bermuda grass at the backyard. It's starting to grow really fast, I was wondering if this product would be able to control it's growth. I'm not sure if I can post the link here, but please check this out for me: http://www.thehardwarecity.com/?sku=2065266. Many thanks. |
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