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black plastic weed barrier

7 years ago

my helpful but non-gardening husband talked me into getting a roll of weed barrier black plastic. It's supposed to allow air and water to get through. I told him I would try it on the winter squash bed which I can't weed once the plants start running. I have seen photos on facebook of a local market gardener using it. The worst weed I have is something I call creeping Jenny. It has pretty scalloped leaves and a purple flower but it puts out runners and is very invasive. I use a straw mulch on potatoes and garlic but I don't think it would be wise to use on the winter squash bed because I usually get some damage from little rodents chewing into the squash. What would you do?

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