mulching/weed cloth in garden ?
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mulching/weed cloth in garden ?
this will be my 3rd year gardening... garden is 8' x 25'... mostly Tomato, Broccoli, Peppers, corn, eggplant, stringbeans... last year i covered garden with what looks like a fiberglass weed cloth, and cut holes for my plants, then cover with mulch.....garden was successful, but just felt like the weed cloth was a bad idea... does anyone have any thoughts/advise ?
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I find that using landscape cloth or a weed block in a veggie garden can be problematic because you can't incorporate organics into the soil after you finish growing for the year. I agree with Mark that putting down several DAMP layers of newspaper and covering with a thin layer of mulch or dried grass clippings (where no herbicides or pesticides were used) works well as a weed block. The newspaper will decompose over time and can be incorporated back into the soil.
You might be interested in lasagna composting for the winter.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organ...Gardening.aspx
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You might be interested in lasagna composting for the winter.
http://www.motherearthnews.com/Organ...Gardening.aspx
Newt