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Use Weeds Killer to Keep Weeds Out of My Flower Garden?
"Jay Chan" wrote in message
om... I am not trying to be negative. I just don't understand. I'm outstanding with my job, so sometime when I asked a question, people tend to think I'm "testing" them. The fact is, I really don't know or just don't understand. :-( Your words touching me. g So, I will try my best to reply you. ;-) Actually, I don't quite understand why we would use newspaper instead of landscape fabric. The only benefit that I can see of using newspapers is that they are free. But if we go through the trouble of putting newspapers to block weeds, we "may" be better off going all the way and install landscape fabric instead. The landscape fabric should block weeds better than newspaper, right? What's the reason of using newspaper instead of landscape fabrics anyway? After some thinking, I think comparing two may make it easier to understand. Newspapers will decompose and become soil amendment. Landscape fabric will not. Newspapers will not block nightcrawler(earthworm) from pulling plant debris to their tunnel as their food. Landscape fabric will, I don't think you will find much earthworm under the landscape fabric. Newspapers will not block air and water to the soil, since they decompose quickly. Landscape fabric may, after sometime the holes may blocked by roots. Newspapers: For adding soil amendment(carbon/organic matter), just spread it on top of organic mulch(newspaper/manure/leaf...), eventurely it will find it way to soil by critters. Landscape fabric: Had to put it under the landscape fabric, or else only nutrient will pass through the landscape fabric in liquid form, but not much of organic matter. Newspapers: When weeds find the way through the old newspaper/mulch, just put new newspaper/mulch on top of weeds. Done! Landscape fabric: Do you ever think of putting new landscape fabric on top of old landscape fabric? ;-) Newspapers: Never need to replace, just adding new one. Landscape fabric: It's a nightmare to replace a landscape fabric that have plant root grow into it. Will I be able to cover a large area (such as 10-ft x 6-ft) Using a sickle to cut what(weeds) above the mulch, leave it there, add some new mulch. I can cover 50-ft x 5-ft within one hour, and it can last for two months. Don't afraid of walking on the mulch, this will not really compact the soil, walk on bare soil are another story. HTH, Wong -- Latitude: 06.10N Longitude: 102.17E Altitude: 5m |
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