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Gardening

BWdem4life

(3,114 posts) Mon Jun 1, 2026, 10:05 PM Monday

Never using landscape fabric again [View all]

Grass and vines grew right through it. Now the only way to eradicate them is to discard the grass/vines/cloth in the garbage, because it’s too difficult to separate out the cloth and it can’t go in the yard waste.

Already swore off plastic so now it’s just gonna be nothing.

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Never using landscape fabric again [View all] BWdem4life Monday OP

Newspaper and mulch work for me Easterncedar Monday #1

I also use mulch (pine fines) but still have to spray Spruce or something similar spooky3 Monday #2

I had an large area I used it on for raised beds. Fabric then mulch to keep the weeds down. Lochloosa Monday #3

Cardboard and pizza boxes Envirogal Monday #4

Yes, cardboard & newspaper. Zackzzzz Monday #5

Came to say cardboard. It works. mahina Monday #6

Cardboard under mulch works😊 Figarosmom Yesterday #7

Thank you for the vinegar and dish detergent. I use it to keep bugs off my LoisB Yesterday #8

I use regular white Figarosmom 16 hrs ago #9