BIGGEST Weed Fabric MISTAKES We’ve Made!

Let’s take some time to discuss the biggest mistake we have made with woven ground cover!

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[oakacreshomestead]

Instead of sweeping the fabric off, I use a battery operated leaf blower and blow the stuff off. Makes a great Mother’s Day gift, LOL!!

[DanKlein_]

One thing I like to do when laying fabric is always start at one end and layer each row of my fabric the same way as you put each row down... think of it like adding shingles to a roof. always layer each new row over top of the last one. That way if you have to sweep or blow off dirt or debris, you can broom or blow dirt across the rows of fabric in the one direction without running into a row that is layered wrong and wants to blow dirt under that seam.

[yellowjacket]

A big learning for us is that the weed fabric will shrink in the hot sun when first put down. A 40' run will shrink lengthwise at least 6-10 inches. If you staple it immediately, the shrinkage will even pull the staples out. And if you are cutting around boxes, etc. wait for a week or two in the heat and then trim or you'll have a mess. (like we did the first time). So ... cut it a little longer than needed and wait a bit for it to shrink in the heat and it really works wonderfully!

[domading]

Thank you Kevin and Sarah for all your years of dedication to the rest of us homesteaders

[creativerita]

Because of your generosity in sharing your successes and mistakes. It has saved this little old lady many hours of back breaking weed eating

[annward]

Love this weed fabric. We have used it for about 4 years now because of one of your videos. Still going strong. Thank you.

[JohnRichardson-cw]

Excellent video guys. Really helpful and enjoyable. Ordered my membrane and now ready to install in my Welsh when delivered. Happy gardening. 😎

[savvydirtfarmer]

YES to all of this! We're in the nursery business, and I recommend to anyone who wants to start one, get your woven ground cloth down before you do anything else, and use as wide a roll as you can get.

[tulipsmoran]

I use a 5oz geotextile woven fabric like you use but in my raised beds which gives the same weed protection as covering ground. I also use a butane torch for holes using a rope with markings so that I can quickly attach the rope to each end of the bed and burn uniform holes in straight lines for my transplants. Because I rotate my raised beds and the hole spacing changes depending on the plants I save the stretch of weed fabric. As a part of garden cleanup in the fall the weed fabric is removed from the beds and hosed off, left in the sun to dry and then folded up. I staple a vinyl plant tag on each folded weed fabric indicating hole spacing and even sometimes name the crop. I also use weed fabric on the beds over winter so that weed seeds don't blow looking to sprout through the plant holes. Like you said if you take care of this weed fabric it seems to last forever.

[carolinehatley]

So glad I saw this now. I was going to put the fabric down and put wood chips all over it to look good. At the age of 75 I do not need to be working harder but smarter. Great video. Enjoyed it and will return to listen to it again.

[jeffreygraf]

Have used this weed fabric for the last 3 years. It is a Godsend. It saves so much time and frustration fighting weeds.

[tammiesanty]

Great information. Ive tried the big box store weed fabric in the past and yes it's not the best. The chickens stole the show!!!❤

[ewetoobblowzdogg]

I would lay down spaced pavers on the weedcloth to form paths for walking, plus to help hold it all down. They can easily shifted aside for clean up but will also keep dragging feet from disturbing the cloth undreneath

[darrenwalker]

We followed your example 4 years ago, and will never go back to not using landscape fabric in our garden. It's a game changer!

[forrestgump]

Good morning Kevin, Sarah and everyone!🌄😊 Really good video, especially for first time user/buyers. Learned alot of these things the hard way. 😳😵‍💫😉 One thing I would add is when buying the woven weed fabric/ground cover is to buy the 12' or 15' wide rolls. DO NOT waste your money and time with the narrower rolls of fabric. It takes a lot more time, fabric and staples to cover the ground. 🥰

[lisabaughman]

I have had all the problems you have discussed and am happy you let everyone else know the tips and tricks to weed fabric. Please don't leave plants you have pulled out on the weed fabric either.

[claudettehernandez]

I bought some DeWitt woven weave fabric for my small garden after I found you four years ago, it works amazingly well to suppress the weeds. Thank you Kevin and Sara!

[LLjean-qzsb]

I saw the "WHITE CHICKEN SUPERVISORY STAFF" making their rounds in the background! Looked like they approved of your set up, because they moved on and no report was made! LOL!😂 God Bless your gardening season!

[briarpalek]

We use geotextile fabric that is designed for laying down under driveways where the soil is too soft for continued traffic over time. It lets water through while blocking weeds and is tough enough to drive semi trucks, tractors, dump trucks, skidsteers, etc. It will last a lifetime and withstands sunlight as well as sub- soil conditions. It is awesome in the garden and beats the fabric that is sold as weed block. It comes in rolls 15'x300'. We purchase #9 galvanized wire in rolls to make our own staples approximately 10-12 inches long. They will last a lifetime as well. This eliminates 98% of the time spent on pulling weeds. It is worth every penny.

[tropicsteaders]

Good morning, coffee buddies! Hope you are having a lovely day!