how to best prepare garden from grass covered sod and weed seeds

[jyoutz]

This may be the way to go and also very cost-effective in my opinion. Has anyone used this before?

Costco Landscape Fabric, Dalen Pro Shield w/ 50 Staples - Costco Fan

Costco sells this Dalen Pro Shield Landscape Fabric for $29.99. Scroll down for photos. I didn’t know Costco sold this stuff. I browse through their gardening & landscape products each year, and this is the first I’ve seen the landscape fabric. This would have been useful about 6 months ago when...

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Here are the spec's, but for $30 bucks, you get 880 sqft of coverage...so for $60-$90 bucks, that's 1760 -2640 sqft, respectively. That should do it for me.

Based on all of your suggestions and input, lay out this fabric, then applying 1-2 inches of shredded mulch [no coloring or crap contents], then cut small holes, install plant and cover w mulch, I could live w extricating the weeds that come around the holes and other places...pull the ones near plants and hit w 30% vinegar on the ones that will come up from the grd or wind-blown. What do you think?

• Brand: Dalen Pro Shield
• 4 x 220 Feet = 880 Square Feet, $29.99/roll
• Heavy Duty Fabric
• Staples Included
• Retains Moisture
• Weed Barrier / Erosion Control
• Home or Commercial Use
• Chemical Free Weed Control

I have used that type of fabric with good results before. It’s better than plastic. I buy it on Amazon.

 

[tstex]

I have used that type of fabric with good results before. It’s better than plastic. I buy it on Amazon.

JY and all, is there a certain thickness of the fabric in ml's that should be used? Thanks again

 

[jyoutz]

JY and all, is there a certain thickness of the fabric in ml's that should be used? Thanks again

It depends on your intention. For permanent landscaping such as perennial landscaping beds covered in rocks or bark, I use the thickest, most durable material available. I have some that is still good after 20 years that I placed around rose bushes and covered with gravel. For one season use in the garden, just get the cheap stuff and some staples. I do have a few strips about 50’ long of the heavy duty stuff that I have been using in the garden for about 5 years where I plant lettuce and other greens. The holes are cut out and so I have to use the same planting design every year. Then I roll up the fabric and use it again next year. I like that the fabric keeps dirt off the lettuce leaves after a rain. Obviously this is only a workable solution when you are putting in transplants, not where you are planting seeds. I don’t have raised beds, but if I ever do use them, I would use the thick fabric in the walking areas between the beds.

 

[tstex]

Just for the record, here’s a pic of the winter looking plot I’m referring to snd is the exact area where the former pics shows the garden rows.

Although this is the area, since the 15 degree weather, all is dead and was cut earlier when green so no thick growth

Thanks again for everyone’s help & suggestions.