Re: landscape fabric?

I hope somebody replies soon. I have a pocket lawn on my premises that is slowly being reclaimed by weeds. I am losing the battle from weeds especially since the onset of rains.

I intend to put new bermuda pods and I want to put this before I lay new garden soil. But I hope it will not be too costly.

Re: landscape fabric?

I had the same problem before, and the main concern is to stop growth of weeds while waiting for new garden soil and grass seeds. If so, Then the answer can be a simple one.
Plants need both water and sun to grow. Block one of these and it slows or stops the process.
What i did at our place is to cover the small lawn with several layers of newspapers or anything opaque so light doesn't get thru. we just made sure there were enough small rocks to weigh down everything and not to tear any of the sheets.
We were able to hold back a couple months atleast, until the strong rains punch thru the sheets.
After that i bought some cheap tarps at the mall hardware, and stretched over the same area for several more months, until by plans and budget were all in place to have that area concreted into a parking area.
We were able to cut down all the weeds and discouraged mosquitoes from infesting the place for almost a year then.
Hope the idea helps.

Re: landscape fabric?

You can try calling this company:

Supersonic Manufacturing Inc. They carry the brand Elmich which specializes in landscaping products. They may have the landscape fabric that you need.

tel: 534-1812/13
fax: 531-6796
email: [email protected]

Please update here if they have the landscape fabric you need and how much they cost.

Re: landscape fabric?

thanks, is was also thinking about just putting tarp under it but was worried it might flood that area.

ill try to contact that company see what they have, thanks

Re: landscape fabric?

thanks, is was also thinking about just putting tarp under it but was worried it might flood that area.

Well, that may indeed become a problem so that you may need to slope the tarp in some way to avoid puddles. Main thing if you like to try out the covering scheme, it should totally deprive those weeds any benefit of the sunlight. ...No sunlight = No food for the weeds. GoodLuck.

 

Re: landscape fabric?

hi i tried to get that material before. i havent found any. I tried to contact suppliers in alibaba..