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Old 07-31-2024, 06:14 AM
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Originally Posted by UpNorth View Post
You might want to try pine straw. Cheap, easy, and pretty effective in blocking out sunlight which the weeds need to grow. Allows water to get to your shrubs. It's what you see The Villages management using to keep the weeds down everywhere. You may or may not like the looks of it at first, but you will probably like it over time. You might just be able to put it over your rock bed if you don't want to remove the rocks. As it slowly breaks down, you just throw some more on top. Lowes and Home Depot sell truckloads of the stuff each year.
the problem with it is during the rainy season it stays damp underneath the pine stray which is the breading grown for earwigs.