![]() I use Dewitt brand woven landscape fabric. Select a high-quality woven fabric, not a sheet of plastic and not the thin stuff you can see through that so many hardware stores should be ashamed to sell. ![]() Mulch will slide right off of landscape fabric if it’s too steep, so unless you want to look at the fabric itself (you don’t!), take the time to smooth your soil before putting it down. Once you’ve amended your soil or added your compost, break up all clods and use a rake ( I like the GroundHog) to get a very smooth soil surface, with no steep cliffs or valleys, and no rough bumps. When in doubt, use more! Smooth the soil surface carefully. So take this opportunity to add as much compost and composted manure as seems reasonable for the types of plant you’ll be planting and the quality of the soil you have currently. Once that fabric is down, no compost or organic matter is going to be able to get into your soil until you take the fabric out again, and organic matter is much of what keeps your soil nutritious and hospitable for plants’ roots. I go into how to decide whether landscape fabric is a good choice for you in this article, but if you’ve decided to use it, I wanted to provide you with some professional tips and pointers on how to install it professionally. I’m no fan of landscape fabric, but I accept that it can be a useful tool in the garden in a few select circumstances.
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