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Using old carpet as a weed mat
I have some old carpet with felt underlay that I'm going to use as a weed
mat rather than newspaper. It looks like an old berber and as best as I can tell is wool not synthetic. There was plenty of dust underneath it when I pulled it up so I expect it would let water through OK. Does anybody have any cautions or can see any reason why I shouldn't use it on the garden? |
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Using old carpet as a weed mat
"Claude" wrote in message ... I have some old carpet with felt underlay that I'm going to use as a weed mat rather than newspaper. It looks like an old berber and as best as I can tell is wool not synthetic. There was plenty of dust underneath it when I pulled it up so I expect it would let water through OK. Does anybody have any cautions or can see any reason why I shouldn't use it on the garden? Like all things foreign to the garden STINK but will be great as a weed mat. Been there done that but the pong of wet carpet is not a memory I want to recall. Jim |
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Using old carpet as a weed mat
"Claude" wrote in message
I have some old carpet with felt underlay that I'm going to use as a weed mat rather than newspaper. It looks like an old berber and as best as I can tell is wool not synthetic. There was plenty of dust underneath it when I pulled it up so I expect it would let water through OK. Does anybody have any cautions or can see any reason why I shouldn't use it on the garden? Tehre are a few problems which may occur. The carpet may have been mothproofed - that stuff is long term and could kill good microflora in your garden. The carpet may look like it's all wool but often it has synthetic fibre int eh baking and you have trouble seeing this wihtout looking very carefully - the old patterned "Axminster" was a good carpet to use as a weedmat but it's rare these days. The felt underlay may be a better option but I'd try that out in a small patch to see how it rots down as it too could ahve synthetics in it. |
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Using old carpet as a weed mat
g'day claude,
not suer it is a complete weed mat, we have had nut grass and blady grass come through it. also as has been said the backing is likely hession or bagging that will rot readily, but lots of the piles are synthetic so they will persist. the smell can be masked bu mulching heavily over the top of it as well. On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:53:53 GMT, "Claude" wrote: snipped With peace and brightest of blessings, len -- "Be Content With What You Have And May You Find Serenity and Tranquillity In A World That You May Not Understand." http://www.lensgarden.com.au/ |
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