On 5/8/2020 8:42 PM, T wrote:
On 2020-05-08 18:29, Muggles wrote:
On 5/8/2020 8:15 PM, T wrote:
Hi All,

The weeds are winning.

I got down on my hands and knees with my knee pads
and gloves and took out two 45 gallon trash bags of
weedsÂ* this week.Â* Mostly cheat grass.Â* And that
isÂ* only 2/5 of the front yard.Â* I have not started
my back yard yet.

I can not do this anymore.Â* I am too old.Â* And
it is a fire hazard.

The front yard, I will just have someone lay
down new plastic and re-rock it.

The back yard (my garden), I am thinking of having
someone put in tiles and raised beds:

https://shop.epicgardening.com/produ...sed-garden-bed


https://shop.epicgardening.com/produ...sed-garden-bed



I am at a loss as to what to put down on the
rest of the yard.Â* Tiles?Â* Plastic decking?

Your thoughts?

Many thanks,
-T



I have raised beds, and I laid down outdoor cheap carpet where I didn't
want a raised bed.Â* The weeds used to be horrible to deal with in the
heat of the summer.Â* Now, it's just very minimal weeding at best.


Do the weeds grow through the carpet?

Is there any chemical leaching from the carpet that might
get in to my produce?


There's the occasional random weed that might grow where you let debris
build up, or at a seam here or there. The carpet is between the raised
beds, so, I don't see how any leaching could get into the raised bed to
affect the veggies. I've got photos!

--
Maggie