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  • From: Alia Tsang <alia@dietrick.org>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Question about getting started
  • Date: Sun, 5 May 2013 17:28:01 -0700

Another thing to consider is that weed blocking cloth is basically plastic
fibers made by a giant chemical company like DuPont and it won't ever break
down. Ah, the miracles of science.

One option is to cover weeds with 2-3 overlapping layers of cardboard (or
newspaper, but you'd need a lot more layers), then put a few inches (at
least 3, more if you can) of mulch on top of that. If you're doing raised
beds and digging or tilling anyway, you could cardboard mulch the paths so
you don't have to till them or put too much effort into keeping them weed
free. If any weeds manage to grow through the cardboard and mulch, they'll
be floppy and stringy from lack of light and should be easy to pull out.

Alia




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