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| Down here in Louisiana they use the black plastic to cover the strwaberry lanes. Our house was build in the early 1920's so the windows we haven't replace gets a double layer of 6 mil plastic sheeting to help with insulation. The bad thing about 6 mil it that within 6 mths of sun and on the side of the window the plastic becomes very brital and flakes off. My only concern when using the plastic sheeting is that it won't allow water in and no nurtition or air circulation unless it filters around the hole where the plant comes through. Mother-in-law used the solar weed block and when we pulled it up the grass was short and healthy under it even though it was black. But if do decide to go with it let us know what your pros and cons where. They do make a 12 or 16 mil plastic sheeting but you have to order it on line and you can't just pick it up at your local hardware store. Found that out this year when we tried to find a thicker mil to put on the windows so we would not have to use so much.
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Yep, I've done the carpet also along with newspapers, cardboard, grass, sawdust, "landscape fabrics", plastic (which I hate to use) and tons of mulch. The plain truth is that, while you may be able to surpress the weed seeds that are already in the soil, keep in mind that weeds are producing seeds at an astounding rate that are spread about your land at the same astounding rate throughout the growing season. That's why weed containment is a never ending process.
The two things that work best for me are heavy mulches and cover crops. Cover crops are low growing vigorous plants that work well under taller growing plants. Could be clover, rape, alfalfa or whatever. I've tried planting among the crabgrass but that definitely does not work. Those runners will pierce or circumvent
just about anything.
Good luck and let us know what works
for you!
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| Can someone tell me what kind of mulch they are using for raspberry plants to keep the weeds down? Mary
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