OT: raised garden beds
#11
Excellent! I am very excited, both because I am happy to be finally fixing up the backyard and because I love fresh veggies and I will finally be able to have some.
We bought this place in early 2008 and we had work to do inside, then I did the front yard, so its wonderful to finally get to my backyard.
Front yard is looking good this year!
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We bought this place in early 2008 and we had work to do inside, then I did the front yard, so its wonderful to finally get to my backyard.
Front yard is looking good this year!
[img]http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphot...2_224680_n.jpg[/img]
#13
I used landscaping cloth many years ago, I want to say over 10 years ago. Its been about 2 year now that I have had to weed it, and it’s what growing on top of the mulch. This year what I going to do is take it all out and till the land and reapply the landscaping. I would encourage you to first add a thick layer of news paper over the weeds a layer or two of landscaping material then add your soil and compose plant your plants if you want to cover them with a layer of landscaping material or news paper with the news paper you can replant a different plant next year, then you mulch. Have fun!!
#14
Originally Posted by mamahippychicky
I usually put down a really thick layer of newspaper when making the raised garden beds and cover with the soil/compost mix. I've never had any problems. Happy Gardening :)
#18
I was told by a landscaper that landscaping fabric doesn't work for planting areas and that is true in my yard. Weeds grow right through it. It does a fairly good job in my dry creek area. Use cardboard and old newspaper.
#19
Use 12 layers of newspaper before you lay the landscape cloth. The nenwspaper will become part of the soil,enriching it and kill anything it is laying on top of. I never dug any beds in my yard for years. Just layed the newspaper, covered with mulch (pretty heavy first year - 4-5 inches) and then planted. Usually I did this in early march or a warm day in late Feb. Was able then to plant in May with no problems. I have even done the process and not planted for a year. The weeds get killed and the mulch makes it hard for them to come back.
#20
Originally Posted by jitkaau
Weeds grow through our landscape cloth and the pebbles we have on top of it...
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