pudcollar [he/him]@hexbear.net to gardening@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agoGardening tip: Check Epoch Times and Vision Times boxes for free weed-blocking material for sheet mulching.hexbear.netimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up145arrow-down10
arrow-up145arrow-down1imageGardening tip: Check Epoch Times and Vision Times boxes for free weed-blocking material for sheet mulching.hexbear.netpudcollar [he/him]@hexbear.net to gardening@hexbear.netEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarecarpoftruth [any, any]@hexbear.netlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 months agoNewspaper is ok but it’s a pain in the ass to place if there’s the slightest bit of wind. I prefer cardboard.
minus-squareAnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoSoak it as you put it down, works for cardboard and newspaper. Throw some mulch on top after and you’ve really got a stew going.
minus-squarepudcollar [he/him]@hexbear.netOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoI hit that paper with some hose mist and that kept it down well enough. I was using the paper in places with angles cardboard wasn’t gonna handle gracefully.
Newspaper is ok but it’s a pain in the ass to place if there’s the slightest bit of wind. I prefer cardboard.
Soak it as you put it down, works for cardboard and newspaper. Throw some mulch on top after and you’ve really got a stew going.
I hit that paper with some hose mist and that kept it down well enough. I was using the paper in places with angles cardboard wasn’t gonna handle gracefully.