Carpet For Mulch In Garden

Not replacing the carpet yet in your home.

Carpet for mulch in garden.

And your plants will thrive. Use discarded carpet to control weeds and provide weed free walking paths. I have used old jute backed carpet in a large winter squash and pumpkin garden with great success. Turned upside down with the jute back on top it looks like mulch.

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. Carpet was well worth using though so long as you mulch heavily with newspapers underneath it to suppress most of the weeds from growing through it. Larson an earthly answer to a gardener s heaven is just under your nose. 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.

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. Used carpet keeps weeks down while letting water through making it an outstanding garden mulch. Keep mulch at least an inch away from plant stems to avoid rot and fungus problems. 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.

No weeds or grass all summer. Except for pulling an occasional weed from the squares a carpet based garden mulch requires little care. Do not use clippings from lawns treated with herbicides or toxic pest controls. Leave at least half your grass clippings on the lawn.

I cut holes in it big enough for the squash and pumpkin plants and just let them grow out over the carpet. It should last several years. When done properly. Photo courtesy of carol s.

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