When using landscape fabric, preparing the project area is just as important as the quality of materials you use. While a lot of folks are inclined to lay weed barrier directly over existing flower beds, lawns, or barely prepared areas, the best performance and longest lasting results are more probable with good preparation.
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Sterilizing soil to eliminate weed seeds, insects, nematodes, and soil diseases.
Most soils, garden soils, and landscaping plots will never need the extremity of sterilization. However, in some instances such as nematode infestation, it may be desirable to completely sterilize the soil. The major drawback to this, whether naturally or chemically, is that it also kills [...]
Posted on May 11th, 2008 in Lawn Care
Even the most well kept and manicured lawns get a weed from time to time.
Pulling weeds can be hard work and leave holes in the lawn grass. And spot spraying weeds can leave dead spots that can take weeks or even a full season to recover.
To spot kill weeds without hurting the surrounding area, [...]