Contra Costa 350 Home & Garden Challenge - Weeds-to-Food Yard Project - Forum

At my own house, I decided to try sheet-mulching where we had out-of-control weeds. It was my mother's day present to myself...husband Trent didn't want "anything to do with it" since he didn't know what to expect. Using the simple steps and video from Kat Weiss and Jillian Steinberger, I felt confident to go for it....

Before:

WOW - what a difference! They say those weeds that were there before are gone for good. I skimped on the cardboard in a few areas (I had 4000 square feet to cover and I could only make so many "cardboard shopping" trips to Costco) and have pulled three little weeds since Mother's Day.

Lessons learned:

I was told to give the trees some breathing space so I avoided cardboard ~2' around the trunk
Remember to wet down the cardboard well before spreading compost and/or mulch
Costco, spa stores, bike and cabinetry shops are great sources of huge, flat, clean cardboard
Easy to plant - just cut a hole in the cardboard and plant before the mulch goes in, or, I am planting gradually after mulching

Sheet-mulching was a great decision for our yard!

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Tina King Neuhausel September 18, 2012 at 8:29am

Simple sheet mulching steps from Master Gardeners in CC Times
Sundong Kwong June 11, 2012 at 12:33am

It looks great, Tina! Everyone should try sheet mulching.
Tina King Neuhausel June 4, 2012 at 12:01pm
At my own house, I decided to try sheet-mulching where we had out-of-control weeds. It was my mother's day present to myself...husband Trent didn't want "anything to do with it" since he didn't know what to expect. Using the simple steps and video from Kat Weiss and Jillian Steinberger, I felt confident to go for it....

Before:

WOW - what a difference! They say those weeds that were there before are gone for good. I skimped on the cardboard in a few areas (I had 4000 square feet to cover and I could only make so many "cardboard shopping" trips to Costco) and have pulled three little weeds since Mother's Day.

Lessons learned:
- I was told to give the trees some breathing space so I avoided cardboard ~2' around the trunk
- Remember to wet down the cardboard well before spreading compost and/or mulch
- Costco, spa stores, bike and cabinetry shops are great sources of huge, flat, clean cardboard
- Easy to plant - just cut a hole in the cardboard and plant before the mulch goes in, or, I am planting gradually after mulching
Sheet-mulching was a great decision for our yard!

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