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  • From: kathie loftis <kloftis1 AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Beds for growing
  • Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2003 06:54:38 -0700 (PDT)

Hi, Pat,
 
Thanks for the advice.  My husband said he would probably make the beds just wide enough to mow between comfortably.  The carpet in a good idea.  I had not thought of using carpet.  I am really excited about getting the beds built and stocked!
 
Katherine

Pat Meadows <pat AT meadows.pair.com> wrote:
On Fri, 6 Jun 2003 05:15:58 -0700 (PDT), you wrote:

>My husband is about to build some 4' x 8' beds for me out of landscape timbers for starting perennials & hostas. Can anybody give me any advice on how to keep the weeds down between the beds? Any other advice on this subject? I would appreciate any pointers before we start. Thanks.
>

We have raised beds now too. I was figuring on mulching the
paths with grass clippings and mulch hay. We've also made
our paths wide enough to mow with our lawnmower, in case we
need to mow the paths.

But right now we're in the middle of having all the
carpeting taken out of our house and replaced with sheet
vinyl (we have dogs and a cat, and I can't keep the
carpeting clean).

I think I'll use the carpeting to cover the paths. We just
need to cut it in strips. It will probably look funny, but
so what? It will certainly keep the weeds down for quite a
while, and it will be better than walking in mud. And it
would help with a disposal problem (i.e., otherwise we'll
have to pay to take it to the town landfill).

Pat
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