Re: pathways and mulch

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• Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1998 21:38:00 +0100
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Hi Janet

I grow in 4 foot wide beds too. They aren't raised much yet, but will be as
more stuff gets added each year.
I have paths made of old hessian backed, wool carpet (not foam rubber or
nylon) covered in a 2 inch layer of straw.
I also use thick newspapers laid overlapping along the paths with straw on
top.
Both work very well. The carpet just needs more straw adding each spring
and the newspaper/straw is renewed each spring.
Sure helps cut down on the weeding.

Regards

Stephen
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Stephen Griffiths
Barfield Allotment Association
Whetstone, London. England.
stephen.griffiths@dial.pipex.com.
 http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/close/xpz05/
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> Hi all,
> 
> I grow veggies in about 4 foot wide raised beds without retaining 'walls'
of
> any kind.  I would like to mulch the pathways in between these in order
to
> prevent weeds,  now that I have discovered an endless source of good
mulch.
> Is there a downside to doing this?  
> 
> Janet.

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