How do I add compost to a garden?
I added landscape fabric and rocks to the garden in hopes of decreasing the weeds, Big mistake! Now I want to add more plants and compost. Do I just put it over the weeds and rocks? Do I need to remove the weeds first?Hep, I have a mess!
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You should remove weeds first or they will come back worse. Remove as many rocks as possible and start over. If landscape fabric isn't working just get rid of it.
Why do you think it was a mistake trying to put down the landscape fabric and rocks to keep the weeds down?
The effectiveness in landscaping fabric to act as a barrier to weeds depends on a few things:
Or you may have weeds nestle in on top of the landscape fabric, which is common. Weeds are spread by wind, wildlife and people. They don't have pilots and land willy nilly everywhere and just grow if the conditions are right. Easy to pluck out, or if there are no plants in the area, you can just spray with vinegar and let them die. Then decide where you want your new plants to go. Push rocks aside, cut an "x" in the fabric, dig your hole, amend soil, plant your new specimen, tuck in landscape fabric and fluff up the rocks.
I use shingles for weed barrier. Works well and easy to put down.
wooden shingles or asphalt? wooden ones will draw termites...…………..
i'm trying newspaper under the landscape fabric this year. Layered at least 5 pages then the fabric. Should help cut down on the weeds - fingers crossed anyway.