permaculture

["Kevin Topek" <ktopek@houston.rr.com>]

Jennifer,

When using wood chip mulch as a weed barrier, I try to initially remove the
deep rooted weeds such as Nutgrass and Bermuda. I think it is mostly
psychological though. A heavy wood mulch is a really good weed supressing
barrier. Underlayings could consist of newspaper or cardboard. Both are
digested in a few months. If the area is very large, wood chip mulch alone
is usually sufficient.

Kevin Topek

----- Original Message -----
From: <WOMANWAY@aol.com>
To: <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 06, 2007 5:37 PM
Subject: [permaculture] mulching


What do folks think about weed control under wood chip mulch......better to
pull out roots and lay something under the bark mulch to prevent grow
through?





Jennifer Houston Midwife
1081 High Falls Road
Catskill, NY 12414
518-678-3154

We either make ourselves happy or miserable.
The amount of work is the same.
-Carlos Castaneda










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