On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:16:31 GMT, Steve wrote:

On Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:02:52 -0700, Persephone wrote:

weed-suppressing fabric, a few years ago, I and some friends took
a LOT of trouble to spread fabric in a rose path -- big hassle, trim,
cut holes, etc. My gardener warned me the weeds would come back
anyway -- and they did, big time, so I had extra work digging up &
removing the fabric and said never again. I understand there are
supposed to be different thicknesses of that stuff, perhaps some more
effective,

What does one do when the weed seed germinates and puts down roots
_through_ the fabric?

What happens after a few years as soil builds up on top of the fabric?

That is PRECISELY what happened!

So I think I'll go with OP's suggestion about multiple layers of
newsprint, IF I ever undertake a weed suppression program again!

Persephone