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To use membrane or not?
I'm laying a gravelled area over existing soil next week - when we moved
here, there was rather an abundance of weeds (ground elder iirc) scattered over the existing gravelled area. I didnt realise, until I'd started clearing it, that there was already a thick black plastic sheet lying on the soil. The weeds had an extensive root network, that was directly below the plastic sheet - some roots were 3 feet long, with the majority above the soil, but below the plastic. Now I am going to relay the gravelled area, with a deeper gravel cover. Do I liberally coat the area with Sodium Chlorate weedkiler (then do it again every 4-6 months), or should I buy one of the black netting type membranes that are currently available? The membrane is £40 for the area needed, 2 years of weedkiller is £12. If the membrane is a waste of time, like the last one, then there is no point spending the extra to put it down under the gravel. Thanks for any thoughts. Alan. -- To reply by e-mail, change the ' + ' to 'plus'. |
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