A free biodegradable alternative to landscape fabric is to use simple old cardboard.
Weed mat or cardboard.
Jon got several more boxes from work and he continued laying the cardboard weed barrier along the inside of our fence.
Weed control is a constant battle in many home gardens.
This idea is derived from the concept of sheet mulching.
Renegade gardener the lone voice of horticultural reason don t ever lay landscape cloth or weed barrier on the ground before planting.
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.
Insidious how these product lines have grown.
How to use layers of cardboard as a weed barrier in the vegetable garden.
Standard mulches prevent some weed growth as the weed seeds cannot access the light they need to germinate.
Weed fabric rarely works and is often a really really b.
A cardboard weed mat is perfect for a garden that is in a complete state.
Rather than using herbicides landscape fabric or plastic sheeting to control weeds in your garden or planting beds try putting down cardboard instead as a green solution.
In permaculture sheet mulching can be done to reclaim an area of land that might have been weedy or even covered with grass.
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.
What began years ago as landscape.
We also plan to lay a barrier down in the garden as well.
We still have several more areas to go.
To use cardboard as a weed barrier in your garden.
Cover the ground with weed barrier fabric put mulch or bark dust on top and never worry about weeding again.
Here is the problem.
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.
Cardboard is applied to the area.
Or if you fancy yourself a realist cut down drastically on the amount of work needed to take care of weeds.
Overgrown full of weeds and in this case surrounded by a barely surviving lawn.
