Weed Mat Or Cardboard

When we purchased our home the overgrowth was so established there was enough soil on the roof of the chook pen to keep many earthworms contented.

Weed mat or cardboard.

What began years ago as landscape. Cardboard is applied to the area. Insidious how these product lines have grown. The weed mat isn t biodegradable and pieces will start to come out and fly around.

Tip s tips in this video i tell you how we use cardboard as a simple super cost effective way to control weeds in your garden. With the cardboard make sure it is not glossy or waxy finish as it will prevent decomposing and is not eco friendly you will get several benefits. Weed fabric rarely works and is often a really really b. This idea is derived from the concept of sheet mulching.

Weed control is a constant battle in many home gardens. To use cardboard as a weed barrier in your garden. Getting rid of weeds in a new or overgrown bed may seem like more effort than it s worth but there are ways to simplify the process. Or if you fancy yourself a realist cut down drastically on the amount of work needed to take care of weeds.

A free biodegradable alternative to landscape fabric is to use simple old cardboard. Renegade gardener the lone voice of horticultural reason don t ever lay landscape cloth or weed barrier on the ground before planting. Overgrown full of weeds and in this case surrounded by a barely surviving lawn. We still have several more areas to go.

Jon got several more boxes from work and he continued laying the cardboard weed barrier along the inside of our fence. Click show more for m. We also plan to lay a barrier down in the garden as well. A cardboard weed mat is perfect for a garden that is in a complete state.

Cover the ground with weed barrier fabric put mulch or bark dust on top and never worry about weeding again. How to use layers of cardboard as a weed barrier in the vegetable garden. Here is the problem.