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With reference to my earlier post re weeds, and possibly a dumb question: If
I go down the road of covering ground with carpet/plastic to kill weeds by
starving them of light how long will it take?

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Hi

With reference to my earlier post re weeds, and possibly a dumb

question: If
I go down the road of covering ground with carpet/plastic to kill

weeds by
starving them of light how long will it take?

Cheers

xiv


This site may help http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A4610486

Scroll to 'Cover them'.

or http://tinyurl.com/3bwg68
[Open in new window]

Regards,
Emrys Davies.


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"louisxiv" wrote in message

With reference to my earlier post re weeds, and possibly a dumb question:
If I go down the road of covering ground with carpet/plastic to kill weeds
by starving them of light how long will it take?


2 to 3 weeks to kill them.


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