Here are the links to the fabric and staples I used! Super great material. The best I’ve personally ever used. I really like the two layers of the fabric to prevent large and smaller weeds!
Premium FABRIC
https://amzn.to/3JuAxIF
STAPLES
https://amzn.to/3jxo0tC
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In today’s adventure I’ll share some tips and tricks on how to utilize landscape fabric to really get a handle on weeds.
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We all have em.
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Weeds and just any invasive plant can be a pain to deal with.
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Especially if we are trying to grow gardens and berry bushes and fruit trees…we are trying to keep everything organic.
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That’s where fabric can really help.
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In this video I’ll cover some tips on how to even use fabric as a temporary “clearing” agent to make way for gardens.
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Enjoy!
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Benj aka Gardenguy
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I used landscape fabric…ONCE, as soon as dirt sifts over the fabric weeds grow in the new dirt and it is almost impossible to weed. Roots get imbedded into the fabric and it takes HOURS to remove it. I will NEVER use it again
I live in a termite area and I was told not to use any cellulose based materials like cardboard Bec they do attract termites close to the foundation of house. I have used landscape fabric and it worked well BUT it must be properly placed and tacked down and then a good layer of mulch. Chintz out and u will be sorry!
Lol. I love that u don’t give a shit about how ur clothes look like, what u do give a shit about is the quality of ur work. 👍🏽 keep beautifying the world! #respect
Your demonstration was very good! Thank you and God bless you too!
Less talk, more work🤔.
Great fabric tips.
Good educational video.
I Subscribed because you took a moment for your 2 Dogs. =)~ I initially tuned in because I have an area behind a fence, which borders a dry canal– which I have Cleared many times because the City does not– and it's beginning to Cost me a LOT Of money. I wish to God I had started out knowing about "Woven Mesh." But you can bet this is the way I will go next time I clear it. Also, I am 5'4" and need to purposely wear higher pants to give me the appearance of having some height. =) While I tend to agree wearing pants is a pro to protect our legs, I tend to end up wearing shorts when I do the yard work anyway just to keep cooler here in Florida.
That bit around the 3:50 mark landed right in my heart, and I am so thankful for stumbling across this video while trying to plan ahead for my walkways and fire pits for my garden. Hope you are doing well.
Why didn’t he clear the weeds out then lay the fabric?
Is there a part 2 to this video where he finishes the project? I really enjoyed learning from this video!
You are beautiful
Long winded! Ugh….
If you ever come to Australia, I would love to feed you while you work in my garden👍
Great work btw haha
Hate garden fabric!!!
Preen , It we’ll be your best friend. Won’t kill existing weeds, but we’ll stop any seed germination for six months. Then add. Preen. Check it out.
Thank you, thank you so much. I was searching for how to put down landscape fabric and there you were!!!! Getting ready to lay it down today. Garden guy to the rescue 😀
Great! Thanks for this tutorial, I am going to put my landscape fabric on now! Then rocks over on top!
Staple it down with what?
Hey Gardenguy,, Thank you for this video. So don't bother pulling the weeds below? Just apply the fabric over them and smother them out?
Hey Gardenguy..i rent a home, love to play in the dirt, my 2 cats keep me company. I pwr.washed the 3 panel stockade fence, dug out the soil/weeds/grass, trenched under it. Weeds grew all under it. No plants going in. Keeping it simple, cutting back on the work due to back issues. Laid plastic, laid med. strength woven cloth..about to lay mulch but not sure how to tuck the cloth in. The edge will butt up along with the "lawn" i will seek free bricks to trim off but if i dont find any how can i lay the mulch and not have it blow onto the "lawn" if possible? BTW – so glad to see u notice and give ur dogs love, it meas so much. I help senior citizen with their landscaping as well. It's great to see how happy they are. Ursula
I am learning in this video thank you so much
What're thossssse?!😂
To talk hands free a little fanny pack for my phone and a blue tooth earbuds gang around my neck. There are some that if you don't want earbuds in ears you can choose speaker. Then you can say hey "google call" and not have to use hands.
I watched this and realized the right way to do this was the way my horticulutre teacher did it… a 7" thick layer of pine straw. Anything that can come up throught hat, run a headgetrimmer over it or pull it up.
What type of staple gun did you use
Great demonstration thanks. Best wishes for great landscaping 2022!
landscape fabric is good to use for a year to smother weeds, then it should be taken, adn plants/seeds planted. Leaving landscape fabric and puting mulch over it isnt the brightest idea.
I would have cleaned the area by removing all stumps and weeds prior to applying the weed barrier
You're a good instructor, many thanks.
You're doing a wonderful job I have a question what's the difference in using landscaping fabric versus tarp
I have layers of cardboard down many many layers until I can get a tarp or I really can't afford the landscaping fabric
This was really informative and easy to follow.