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| The previous owner of my house applied wood chip for back yard playground and they are all decay with lots of weeds growing. What I need to do before adding new wood chip? Should I cover the ground with newspaper first? Is it right time to mulch now or I have to wait until next spring? Thanks, Liang. |
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- Posted by Lisa_Michelle z6 PA (My Page) on Tue, Aug 16, 05 at 19:33
| I don't know that newspaper will have much affect on the weeds, but it wouldn't hurt to try it. I would try to kill the weeds with an herbacide (such as Round-Up) first, and apply enough wood chips to make a new layer a few inches thick. The depth of the woodchips is usually enough to smother any weeds, and future weeding is usually quite easy when plants root in woodchips instead of soil. I would do it this autumn, rather than waiting until spring. |
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- Posted by chinacat_sunflower (My Page) on Wed, Aug 17, 05 at 9:27
| if you're intending it as a playground- I'd avoid the herbicides. just on principal, even if you don't believe the arguement that such things aren't as biodegradeable as they claim. in general- rake away the existing mulch (you'll get some of the weeds as well) put down 3-5 page deep layer of newspaper, wet with hose, repeat until you have 10-12 sheets down everywhere, wet with hose one last time, and then bury it in 3" of fresh mulch...I prefer the ground mulch to the wood chips, but that's a matter of personal preference. I'm slowly reclaiming a yard left fallow for a decade with this method, and it's working better than any other method I've tried. |
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