![]() ![]() This cost is completely unnecessary for the function landscape fabric performs. If you will have contoured or round beds (which many do) you will have to trim/waste some of the fabric. It generally comes in a rectangular shape, rolled up. Landscape fabric costs about $0.50 / square foot when you factor in the edging pins you need to hold them down. So, having landscape fabric will reduce the health of the soil in your flowerbed. And worms need to reach the soil surface to survive. Worms cannot pass through landscape fabric. Additionally their movement aerates the soil and reduces compaction. ![]() As they move up and down through the soil they are constantly eating and them expelling worm castings / vermicompost (aka – really good fertilizer). 3 – Landscape Fabric prevents worms from aerating/fertilizing your soil Even though tons of mulch had broken down above the landscape fabric, the soil below was poor. The entire area had landscape fabric for 15 years. You are effectively creating a nice, but thin layer of good soil on top of the landscape fabric. By using landscape fabric, you will be creating a barrier that will prevent any of the organic matter from getting deeper into the soil. This decomposition is basically improving your soil by adding organic matter. Overtime your mulch will degrade and compost itself. 2 – Landscape Fabric prevents organic matter from getting down to the soil They will blow in from the surrounding environment and from bird droppings. Let me repeat that – you will still get weeds in your flower beds even if you use landscape fabric. Your landscape fabric will not stop them from germinating. Bird droppings also will contain some weed seeds. Weed seeds will blow in on top of your mulch and germinate. Using some kind of barrier (like landscape fabric) will smother them effectively.īut after that first few weeks, no more deep-rooted weeds will be alive. Dandelions, Burdock, and thistle all have the ability to punch through several layers of mulch. There may be a few other weed seeds that get stirred up during construction and will germinate. But here is the thing – when you first construct a flower bed you may have some perennial, deep-rooted weeds that will grow up through your mulch layer. What’s that you ask? Isn’t landscape fabric permanent? Why yes! It will last for decades under your mulch. Reasons why you shouldn’t use Landscape Fabric in Gardens and Flower Beds 1 – Landscape Fabric is only effective for a short time In this guide I will list the reasons as to why you should use cardboard or newspaper instead of landscape fabric. It is very common in yards all across America, and while it is effective for several months, it ultimately is detrimental to your flower beds! Overall landscape fabric is a bad idea for weed control. One of the most popular products utilized when people are making new flower beds or landscaping is that black, fibrous landscape fabric. ![]()
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