Re: Weed barrier cloth; was Woodruff & other spreaders
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Weed barrier cloth; was Woodruff & other spreaders
- From: D* S*
- Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 11:25:35 -0500
Janet --
I don't know what kind of weed barrier cloth other people have worked
with, but the one that I've worked with -- black, about 3' wide, comes in
rolls, feels like a cross between burlap and canvas -- hinders SOME
weeds, not all. Quackgrass, for instance, loves it and penetrates
downward through it quite well. It is good for creating a weed free bed
(though make sure any seams have at least a 6" overlap), but if you put
any kind of growing medium on top of it you'll still have to watch out
for weeds.
If you do put growing medium on top of it your groundcovers will do just
fine.
Dean Sliger
Warren, Michigan, USA
Zone 6B
On Sun, 07 Jan 2001 09:07:45 -0500 Janet Yang <jyang1@home.com> writes:
> A while back I asked about using weed barrier cloth and received
> helpful information from several experienced users.
> One gardener said that the cloth can be covered with soil,
> because
> any weeds that sprount in the soil layer cannot penetrate the cloth
> and
> will die.
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