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Need weed sheet or not

tricky99 · 2014-04-15 15:27:28

I need to decide today whether I want to put weed sheet under bark in large planting beds. Is it worth the extra bit or does it really prevent weeds or take from the overall look?

15-04-2014 4:27pm

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tricky99

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I need to decide today whether I want to put weed sheet under bark in large planting beds. Is it worth the extra bit or does it really prevent weeds or take from the overall look?

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#2 15-04-2014 4:35pm

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It's 50/50 tbh weeds will grow in the bark.it will still need to be sprayed twice a year

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#3 15-04-2014 5:08pm

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Yes, the weeds will grow in the bark but they are easier to get out, and generally the sheet will keep down most of the weeds. However I have just removed it from one of my beds as I find that the bark tends to skate around on it and you end up with bald patches, also if you need to change a shrub you have quite a job working through/round the membrane. Plants generally are very happy to be under membrane though. So its a toss up between the various arguments. I would definitely put membrane under pebbles or chippings, but under bark, as vinnie says, its 50/50.

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