Re: two slightly off topic queries
- Subject: Re: two slightly off topic queries
- From: M* T*
- Date: Thu, 16 May 2002 04:47:19 -0400
> From: Cheryl Isaak <cherylisaak@adelphia.net>
<snip>>
> ideally, I'd like to kill back the forest under there and then put
> multiple layers of black plastic and top it off with stone.
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Well, that's exactly what I was going to suggest. It's about the
only way to discourage weeds under a deck, tho' some seeds will blow
in and germinate in the gravel; they won't be able to get a nice toe
hold for several years, until enough detritus has sifted into the
gravel to provide some humus.
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@hort.net
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