View Single Post
  #4   Report Post  
Old 08-07-2003, 01:33 AM
Tricia
 
Posts: n/a
Default Weed mat vs Newspaper

Gen wrote:
:: Weed mat vs Newspaper
::
:: As I was removing the large gravel covering the weed mat in a garden
:: bed today I mused on the comparative merits of both in the never
:: ending bid to cover the soil to reduce weeds.
::
:: What do you think are the pros and cons of each?

Weed mat over newspaper, but I wouldn't use either. The ground wouldn't
breathe very well with newspaper. I'd just put 6" of loose mulch over the
top.

--
Tricia
23109810