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Gardening

Zackzzzz

(400 posts)

5. Yes, cardboard & newspaper.

Reply to Envirogal (Reply #4)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 11:00 PM

21 hrs ago

Our favorite gardening tool is the Hori Hori, Japanese Farmers Knife.
I like the Orange handle.
My mate likes the original wooden one.
For tighter spots, I also use a short handled screw driver.

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Never using landscape fabric again [View all] BWdem4life 22 hrs ago OP

Newspaper and mulch work for me Easterncedar 22 hrs ago #1

I also use mulch (pine fines) but still have to spray Spruce or something similar spooky3 22 hrs ago #2

I had an large area I used it on for raised beds. Fabric then mulch to keep the weeds down. Lochloosa 21 hrs ago #3

Cardboard and pizza boxes Envirogal 21 hrs ago #4

Yes, cardboard & newspaper. Zackzzzz 21 hrs ago #5

Came to say cardboard. It works. mahina 21 hrs ago #6

Cardboard under mulch works😊 Figarosmom 20 hrs ago #7

Thank you for the vinegar and dish detergent. I use it to keep bugs off my LoisB 19 hrs ago #8

I use regular white Figarosmom 7 hrs ago #9