Covering raised beds with card board to smother weeds for spring - good idea?

worded

To save weeding in spring is this a good idea?

Or does it turn the area into a slug fest and make it very counter productive?

Its just suck a job to weed out all the beds in spring ...

Technophobe

worded wrote: »

To save weeding in spring is this a good idea?

Or does it turn the area into a slug fest and make it very counter productive?

Its just suck a job to weed out all the beds in spring ...

Its a good idea and then in Spring, lift it and kill all the slugs you find, so win win:)

worded

Its just one less job to do in a busy gardening time ....

I think I will go for it

Harry Palmr

Some bin bags cut so they are open and laid flat with a rock at each corner and along the sides will do the same if you are short of card, card will need weighing down like plastic does.

bigbrotherfan

Great idea. Did it a couple of years ago and it worked really well. Forgot to do it this year so thanks for the reminder.

endacl

Slug proof fence. Works!

baaba maal

Cardboard will also warm up the soil in spring, making planting more likely to succeed.