That is a very interesting way of dealing with weeds! I never used landscape fabric, but I been thinking about it due to the weed pressure in this area.
It's a very interesting trade-off between cultivation and lay and removing the fabric. I believe it comes out equal in time spent but saves being timely with cultivation.
At the initial break-in period, it runs into the fabric. Any time you put down new fabric, there is an initial brak in period of a week or two where it really sheds water. After the fibers relax most all of the water soaks right into it
Do you not worry about leaching or microplastics in your soil? A really good idea for water retention & weed suppresion. But this looks like it would be very likely to get into the soil
Landscape fabric is a tool that has been used by market gardeners for years. Micro plastics are a worry worldwide because of the amount of moisture the oceans put into the upper atmosphere.
@@farmerkeith I know, could be part of the problem. So your not worried about plastic contamination in your food? How do you recycle all of that in a way that doesn't cause any further harm once its spent?
If you have ever seen I produce field littered with single use plastic mulch you would be more worried about commercial produce. The great this with landscape fabric is, it is completely removable
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That is a very interesting way of dealing with weeds! I never used landscape fabric, but I been thinking about it due to the weed pressure in this area.
It's a very interesting trade-off between cultivation and lay and removing the fabric. I believe it comes out equal in time spent but saves being timely with cultivation.
Off subject. How do you deal with heavy rain with the fabric? Does it soak in quickly or run off to a near by ditch’s?
At the initial break-in period, it runs into the fabric. Any time you put down new fabric, there is an initial brak in period of a week or two where it really sheds water. After the fibers relax most all of the water soaks right into it
@@farmerkeiththx so much
Do you not worry about leaching or microplastics in your soil?
A really good idea for water retention & weed suppresion. But this looks like it would be very likely to get into the soil
Landscape fabric is a tool that has been used by market gardeners for years. Micro plastics are a worry worldwide because of the amount of moisture the oceans put into the upper atmosphere.
@@farmerkeith I know, could be part of the problem.
So your not worried about plastic contamination in your food?
How do you recycle all of that in a way that doesn't cause any further harm once its spent?
If you have ever seen I produce field littered with single use plastic mulch you would be more worried about commercial produce. The great this with landscape fabric is, it is completely removable
Genius! I suspect you could hit each hole for half the burn time and still scorch the f*@k out of those weeds. One mississippi, next....
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