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[carolyn anderson <cschampagne@gmail.com>]

Thanks. Good advice.

Carolyn


On Sun, May 5, 2013 at 8:28 PM, Alia Tsang <alia@dietrick.org> wrote:

> 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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Carolyn