RE: Using Landscaping Cloth

The mulch I have been using, several varieties, have just seemed to make
the problem worse over the years. The worst of the lot seems to be
something that my other half claims is milk thistle. I have been using
Roundup on an irregular schedule, which certainly kills the stuff, until
more comes up. I couldn't remember what people here were recommending,
but will go oout an see what that preen looks like, and maybe try that.

Grass is not among the plant types I need to worry about. However,
between my 12-14 hour workdays lately and a knee that has been giving me
problems while it is going arthritic, I really need something that will
help me out. That's why I grabbed the landscaping cloth when it came my
way.

\\Steve//

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-iris@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of J.
Griffin Crump
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:02 PM
To: iris@hort.net
Subject: Re: [iris] Using Landscaping Cloth

Steve  --  I suppose there are several kinds of landscaping cloth on the

market.  The kind with which I have experience, which fits your
description,
permits grass to grow up through it.  If left untended, grass can
thoroughly
permeate it in a couple of years, and then you have an awful problem.  I

leased a plot of ground which had been covered by the stuff in between
vegetable beds.  When my efforts with hoe and shovel failed, I had to
get
the owners to come in with a backhoe to remove it before I could work
the
ground.   If you have or can find a type that isn't permeable by grass,
does
it permit enough moisture to penetrate?

I use Preen, which does a good job preventing most everything except
grass,
morning glories and a few broadleaf weeds.  The beds that I have,
additionally, mulched with an inch or two of fine shredded pine bark --
in
early winter after first freeze -- are still virtually weed-free after 2

years.  When invasive ground covers or wire grass appear, I dab them
with
Roundup, using an artist's paintbrush.  No drift or spillover, that way.
--
Griff

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Szabo" <steve@familyszabo.com>
To: <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 11:00 AM
Subject: [iris] Using Landscaping Cloth


>I guess that is what one calls it--landscaping Cloth. It is a coarse
> type cloth-like material to act as a barrier against weeds. I came
into
> an amount of it as a freebie and was thinking that I could use it in
the
> garden where I have my iris planted. The question I have is that if
you
> hae used it with your iris, how much room do you give them to allow
for
> growth by cutting holes or slits or what?
>
> The problem is that the weeds here are really getting out of hand, and
I
> simply cannot keep up with them, so I am looking at a method that may
> help me with keeping the weeds at  least under control, if not
> eliminated.
>
> Thanks.
>
> \\Steve//

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