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Posted by on April 22, 2007, 9:43 am
> dean wrote:
> > I'm about to put a layer of black weed block material (and then mulch
> > on top) on a flower bed (about 30' x 20'), and its got a curves wall
> > all the way round. Do I just lay it down in strips and then cut off
> > the parts going over the edge - or is there some better way of doing
> > it. How much overlap do you need with the strips? The material is 4'
> > wide.
>
> I wouldn't use fabric and mulch on a flower bed, especially if
> replanting often. Shredded cypress mulch keeps weeds out almost
> entirely. But, to answer, just lay the fabric to cover with about 2"
> overlap of strips.
>
> We have some areas around our condo that have stone and landscape
> fabric. I wanted to put in plants but be able to take them in if it
> freezed (Florida). I put pots in the ground, with rims just above the
> soil level. Put landscape fabric down, with stone to cover. Easy to
> pull the pots and put them back, or to replace plants, without
> disturbing the mulch.
I'm not much of a fan of the fabric either. When you put mulch on
top, the mulch breaks down over time into humus, which weeds will grow
very nicely in anyway.
If you want to install it, just trim the curved shape with razor or
scissors and overlap joints a few inchs.
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