Carpet For Mulch In Garden

Clippings used as garden mulch should be sun dried for a day or so.

Carpet for mulch in garden.

I have used old jute backed carpet in a large winter squash and pumpkin garden with great success. Do not use clippings from lawns treated with herbicides or toxic pest controls. Photo courtesy of carol s. No weeds or grass all summer.

They are an important source of nutrients. Turned upside down with the jute back on top it looks like mulch. Use discarded carpet to control weeds and provide weed free walking paths. When done properly.

It should last several years. Used carpet keeps weeks down while letting water through making it an outstanding garden mulch. Grasslife soft artificial grass rug outdoor puppy mat garden rubber mat realistic rug soft fake turfs for pets patios 20 in x 24 in 3 34 square ft 3 tone 4 6 out of 5 stars 32 revtime easy diy interlocked outdoor rubber tiles 20 x20 x1 500x500x25mm thick for playground outdoor gym floor sport floor backyard play area safety. Not replacing the carpet yet in your home.

Leave at least half your grass clippings on the lawn. Mulch is the ultimate gardening time saver no matter if you re tending to flower beds or vegetable gardens and while mulching itself may be a pain it reaps many rewards. Except for pulling an occasional weed from the squares a carpet based garden mulch requires little care. Hi alison very long time no see years ago you sent me some brugmansia cuttings but you would not believe the brug seedlings i have growing now two double pinks among them.

I think the most important thing would be perhaps to use a wool carpet rather than nylon as you might find it could have chemicals leaching into the soil. And your plants will thrive. Photo by john krill. I cut holes in it big enough for the squash and pumpkin plants and just let them grow out over the carpet.

Hi carole i have seen carpet used as weed mat around native plantings in gullys etc and it works really well but not so much in a home garden.