I'm plantng a new lawn - I've heard laying newspaper down under topsoil will choke out weeds dose this work?
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We've done that for years in our garden and flower beds. Lay the paper down and either put some grass clippings on top (to form the weed free path in the garden) or put planting / top soil for your plants or grass on top of the paper to help minimize how many weeds sprout up. You will still have to weed a bit, or add weed killer to your yard but we didn't do it one year and there was a huge difference. Most times you would have to spray anyway with any yard, seeds blow in from other sources.
Only thing is make sure your topsoil is clean and sterilized. (no weed seeds) otherwise putting anything under it won't make a difference.
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i don't know, but if that's true...thanks for the tidbit!
i don't know, but if that's true...thanks for the tidbit!
Nope its full of crap...if you want to be serious about your lawn then go to your local home depot and pick up the Scotts turf builder...its expensive but it works
Yes it does for a few years , just like any other weed cloth it will keep weeds a bay for a time but , the newspaper will rot and deteriorate over a shorter time than weed fabric . If you are looking for an organic solution the newspaper is the best solution .
no because the weeds are in your top soil already just spray with weed killer every year and that will do it...
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