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Post by lilolpeapicker on May 15, 2015 16:57:18 GMT -5
I was leaning to cardboard, then fabric cloth and wood chips for looks. I would dip the cardboard into water, lay it over the ground, layer of fabric and wood chips for appeal. Crabgrass is so prolific here I need more than one layer. The alternative is what DW mention, is fabric with wood chips on top but I would use it around plants as well.
For newspaper to work you need several layers, do you not?
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Post by Mumsey on May 16, 2015 4:16:26 GMT -5
Yes, several layers. If you are having a wet season, more is better. Newspaper can break down pretty quickly. I put down 6-8 pages worth in the garden. I usually use it for edging the garden, with grass on top. Didn't work so well this year, The Princess decided it was fun to find the paper and rip it up (it's on the outside edge of the fence). I set the fences about 4-5 inches inside the garden perimeter to allow for easy mowing. So will see how it works without newspaper, only grass clippings.
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Post by ahntjudy on May 16, 2015 12:21:06 GMT -5
I have had success with landscape cloth... As others have said, use the good heavy duty stuff. Worth every penny.
Long term...? I don't think newspaper would do the trick with crabgrass. Once it breaks down, that's it.
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Post by kimmsrđź•Š on May 17, 2015 6:06:15 GMT -5
Crabgrass is an annual and grows from seed every year so covering it with anything that would block access to sunlight would keep it from growing.
Most landscape fabrics I have seen are made from synthetic fibers, made from non renewable resources, which may be something organic growers might want to consider. If you can see through the fabric then sunlight can get through and that will allow plants to grow.
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