Re: Weedblock
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- Subject: Re: Weedblock
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 20 Oct 1999 05:10:43 -0400
I've put plastic down to keep tree roots from coming up into piles of
woodchips, etc. Found it doesn't really stop them because they will find
any hole or join. But, point I'm making is that when you remove it, the
ground underneath is bone dry and almost looks sterile...Will stop tap
rooted weeds and grass that are already in place, but wind blown seed will
germinate just fine in rocks or pebbles, believe me:-)
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: lowery@teamzeon.com
> Date: Tuesday, October 19, 1999 9:01 AM
>
> From: Valerie Lowery@ZEON on 10/19/99 09:01 AM
>
> Jean,
>
> I've never heard of Weedblock, but a gardening show I watched once
> mentioned that an effective weed barrier is to take a double layer of
black
> plastic lawn bags and tack them into the ground by using landscaping pins
> (looks like giant hairpins). Cover the plastic with rocks/pebbles/brick.
> Mulch wasn't recommended because if it rains, the mulch will float around
> on the plastic and slide off.
>
> Cheap stuff that is guaranteed to kill whatever's under it and it will
> probably take a lifetime or two to decompose.
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