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Nanny56
My Weather
| | Posted on Thursday, March 15, 2007 - 11:59 am EST : |   
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Anyone use this or have an opinion? New home & the border has been very neglected & lots of grass & weeds. Thanks for any help.
Nanny56
- Indiana,
Zone "5b"
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Missgarden
My Garden
| | Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 - 08:42 am EST : |
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I did use landscape fabric in one area under some spruce trees followed by a thick layer of mulch. However, I won’t be planting anything else in this area to have to worry later about cutting through or removing the fabric.
I would not use fabric in perennial/annual borders. If the border is overgrown with weeds I would try to remove most by hand. Then I would cover the border with a thick layer of mulch to suppress others from starting. If you have a fair amount of space in between the perennials and want a stronger weed barrier then lay down a few layers of newspaper first (non shiny) then cover with mulch. This is just as effective as landscape fabric with the benefit that the paper will eventually decompose. I have used this method very effectively.
Missgarden
- Ontario,
Zone "5b"
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Valia
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My Garden
My Time
| | Posted on Friday, March 16, 2007 - 10:59 am EST : |
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I've watched friends use landscape fabric, and they seem to do more work weeding than I do. The weeds all grow strongly right next to their perennials and they have difficulty removing them. And adding, moving or removing plants creates headaches. Maybe a professional would have success at dealing with this, but most gardeners I've seen have problems.
As Luiza says, great for the base of a tree, but other covers and mulches make more sense for perennial borders.
I've also seen it used successfully for shrubby creeping or arching groundcovers like junipers, where you don't expect to make any changes.
Valia
- WA (summer) UT (winter),
Zone "5a and 9a"
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Rain1950
My Time
| | Posted on Tuesday, March 27, 2007 - 10:29 pm EST : |
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The common myth is that it kills what is growing; NOT! It is used to stop need weed seeds from getting in contact with the soil. Pull out all the weeds; lay the fabric and mulch
Rain1950
- Washington,
Zone "8"
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