How To Lay Weed Mat And Mulch

Lay it right over top of your plants.

How to lay weed mat and mulch.

This raises some questions. If you have not yet planted your plants do. Or if you fancy yourself a realist cut down drastically on the amount of work needed to take care of weeds. How to put down a weed mat.

Once you have done all your planting finish by covering the matting with 5 10cm of mulch. Spread mulch to an even depth of 5 8cm taking care not to pile it up around stems or trunks. Pull as many weeds as possible. Unroll the weed mat on top of the garden area.

Pull the flaps aside to dig the hole and dump the soil into a wheelbarrow or tub rather than onto the surrounding fabric. You can help control the weeds in your garden beds by laying down some weed matting. For large plants such as bushes. Cover the ground with weed barrier fabric put mulch or bark dust on top and never worry about weeding again.

Place the newspaper or cardboard over the weeds and the parts of your garden you want to keep weed free. Optional lay newspaper at least 12 sheets thick as an extra weed barrier. This video from bunnings warehouse will show you how to make the most of. Here is the problem.

Leave 1 to 2 inches 2 5 to 5 1 cm of space around plants in your garden or in areas you want to put plants. Lay the four flaps of fabric snugly against the base of the plant to cover the soil. Lay the weed barrier down. Install the plant back fill around the root ball with soil and lightly tamp the soil to eliminate air pockets.

Now place each plant pot on top of the weed mat and trace a circle around it with your marker. Clear the garden area of debris and mulch. Draw an x inside the circle and cut along those lines.