"Wally" wrote in message
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with carpet etc, to stop weeds.
I've got a feeling that this will not work in the long term.
I think that the weeds will just lay dormant under said
carpet and may take the opportunity to develop stronger
roots giving a bigger problem when uncovered.

I may be wrong and would like to hear you views.

They can't develop without energy, and they can't get energy without light
or some other energy source.