I believe that it was Gabz that said that the landscape fabric would last longer if I put some straw or bark mulch on top, but I didn't have access to cheap straw and bark mulch was cost prohibitive. I did get 2 years' use though, as I planted a winter crop of broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage on the '07 beds.
Where do you get your landscape fabric? Is this the same stuff I can pick up in rolls a Lowe’s or Home Depot?
Thanks for posting those pics again. With the renewed interest in gardening, you are going to get a tons of pings and questions!!!
Grammy check this out. I don’t remember if you were on the gardening thread last year when justa posted these. I do remember all the expert gardeners on here sang the praises of this weed cover. Pulling weeds in a garden is a pain, can be a fulltime one. So, this is something to think about.
This garden is beautiful, JustaDumbBlonde.
Wow, I am sorry to hear about your problems with Lyme Disease. I hope you are better and caught it early. I made my doctor test me summer before last, because I had some of the symptoms, and am always picking ticks off me. I am overrun with deer here, and hike in the woods a lot, so I am a good candidate.
When I expressed concern to my doctor he shrugged it off, says it mostly occurs in the northeastern U.S. Well, you are NOT in the northeast. I agree with another poster, I think it is more common than we know.
What were your symptons, and what treatment have you had? This is off topic (about Victory Gardens) but related, because being outdoors and gardening is being exposed to this.