I am hoping to use cardboard as a mulch or weed suppresant in the now unused vegetable plot.
In the greenhouse I have grown borrage to replace the borrage which was ub tge veggie plot and has disappeared after years. There is also sick looking rasps, an apple tree (not sick) echiums, which are massive, but not flowering, self sown aquilegias, a strawberry patch, which is grassed, and no fruit visible.
So I thought that cardboard might be a partial answer!
Has anyone else used it?
Use of cardboard as a mulch
Re: Use of cardboard as a mulch
I've not used cardboard but I've read its best to put some compost on top of it.
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Re: Use of cardboard as a mulch
Thanks Kitla. I wonder if grass cuttings would do instead.
Re: Use of cardboard as a mulch
I think its just about keeping the cardboard moist so it breaks down, so worth a try.
"He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals."
--Immanuel Kant
--Immanuel Kant
Re: Use of cardboard as a mulch
I was told grass cuttings on top of cardboard was a good idea to keep weeds down
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