Home |
Search |
Today's Posts |
#1
|
|||
|
|||
Mulching new veggie beds in windy location
I've just turned about 25sq mtrs of my rather wild back garden into veggie beds. After removing the turf, I dug the ground over and mixed in several barrowloads of last summer's compost, which appeared to be about 75% rotted down, but I judged it to be OK for digging into the new veg beds to improve the somewhat clayish, soil. The compost was made from a well-mixed mixture of stable straw, horse manure, and grass turfs and grass clippings. Next came the question of what to cover it all with, to save myself hours of weeding, come Spring. Someone here suggested "Polyethylenus negra". I decided to try "Boxus Cardbordinus Maxima"! After all, it's free. After covering every inch of the beds, I wetted it all down thoroughly, and placed large stones every 2ft or so, to prevent the stuff from blowing away. I am a bit concerned about the wind; I live in a spot that can get very windy indeed quite frequently, especially in winter. I wonder if my stones will suffice. My research tells me that most people cover the cardboard in a couple of inches of tree bark or other mulch. I'd like to avoid shelling out for tree bark if I can help it. I do have a great pile of grass sods that I could use for extra weighting-down, but I'm not sure how that would work out. I also enough remaining half-rotted compost to cover the cardboard to a depth of about 1", but I fear that would just blow away, as soon as the first dry, windy day arrived! Perhaps someone here who has first-hand experience of this muching method could advise me if they thing the stone-weighting method will be satisfactory or not... Thank you.. Al |
Thread Tools | Search this Thread |
Display Modes | |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Forum | |||
Hedge ideas - windy location, acidic soil, mild climate | Gardening | |||
Beds and borders: annual mulching needed? | United Kingdom | |||
location, location, location | Ponds (moderated) | |||
Nursery Beds: location | United Kingdom | |||
Ping Janet Baraclough: mulching lawn to make beds | United Kingdom |