Yep....the weeds do still grow underneath the paper, but very little weeding now, only in the rows, between the plants!
The first year I did it, I did like they recemmended and tore the paper into strips (easier to blend in at the end of the year) had weeds grow up all over the place. It breaks down just fine with the tiller! The grass clipping help some as well.
However, the best way I have found to control the weeds is to place the paper down at least four pages thick, then I lay the next layers of paper over the edges by at least six inches. then a good watering, then grass and sprinklers as normal.
I know this is a lot of newspaper this way, but it works so well. Takes me a bit of time to lay it in a big garden, but well worth it (just don't try it on a windy day till you get the grass on it). Sometimes I haven't saved enough so I do it as I get the papers and grass. Then, at least I am only weeding part of it!
Originally Posted by jaciqltznok
Originally Posted by natalieg
When I have little scraps (very rarely) or thread waste I put it into my compost pile. Sometimes I just put my stuff for my compost straight into the garden. It works just the same as my compost pile, but composts faster!
I usually line my garden with newspapers after planting and just water over top of it. As we cut the grass throughout the season, we usually add that to the top of the newspapers. When the papers are pretty full, we add the extra grass to the compost pile.
does this help with weeds??
I do it all organically, so my lawn has weeds, we won't srpay anything..