Circular plastic to put under mulch around trees??
Question:I know they sell rolls of stuff to put under mulch to prevent weed growth. Does circular sheets exist? I want to re-mulch about 45 trees along our driveway and want to put something down to prevent weed growth, but having to cut that many pieces out of the rolls seems wasteful. Does such a thing exist??
Answers:
Landscape fabric doesn't work. The much turns into soil and weeds grow in that. Just hit that area with roundup now and then.
i think Lowe's sells it.
Being an old gardener I would say you are asking for trouble with your trees if you block their water from getting to the roots, you will have roots erupting looking for water and mice under the plastic and mulch girdling the tree. Put down your mulch and forget the plastic--you can spray around the bases with roundup or a weed killer and it will still look good and your trees won't get sick from a lack of water.
Gardeners Supply Company sells something simular. It already looks like mulch but is recycled rubber. You can mow right over it. It will let the water and air in but is suppose to supress the weeds 100%. With that many tress it could be pretty expensive though. They offer 4 different sizes from 24" to 60" ranging from $22 to $80.
www.gardeners.com
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