Weeds! 😡
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GoodFriendMike
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I just pull weeds. If it did not add a bunch of weight. I would probably use pea gravel. Cheap, well draining, Does not break down. But I move things around to often to try and make room for more.Here the 16x120 roll is about $30+ tx. Say, $35. I can get 7 out of a roll. I'd need roughly 100 of them times $5 each... I also have a bunch of pots larger than 16". Maybe worth it but I'd @9ah-figlet is saying the don't last, that's a lot of scratch for one season.
How big do they make scotch brite pads?
superdave336
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I would think the cedar mulch would repel them.
TorontoJoe
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I thought the same and tried cedar. It didn't seem to bother them at all. My earwigs are special like that!
Figgin' A
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Have you tried spraying them with Surround WP?
Figgin' A
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This is not a good price... you get approximately 64 square inches per dollar. Rona sells 36" x 32.8ft for $144, that's about 98 square inches per dollar and you should get less waste due to the larger size.Here the 16x120 roll is about $30+ tx. Say, $35. I can get 7 out of a roll. I'd need roughly 100 of them times $5 each... I also have a bunch of pots larger than 16". Maybe worth it but I'd @9ah-figlet is saying the don't last, that's a lot of scratch for one season.
How big do they make scotch brite pads?
https://www.rona.ca/en/product/proy...roll-for-planters-cut-to-fit-184343-332071271
I picked up a couple of rolls about a month and a half ago when they were on sale for $114, which works out to about 124 sq in per buck.
I am hoping to get at least 2 seasons from them, but will see. Haven't used it on my figs yet, but it looks very fine on my tomatoes. I like it a lot more than my usual cedar mulch. It doesn't get messed up during manual watering, or by squirrels... and season-end cleanup should be much quicker and a lot less messy. Looks like a very good barrier for bugs too.
9ah-figlet
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It has a tackifier on one side that helps it keep together. (There’s a smooth side that I consider the tackifier.) I left some spare cut pieces in my garage over the winter, and they were decidedly sticky even without direct exposure to rain.
Best case scenario, the coir just gets kinda “fluffy.” Worse case, it’s ripped completely apart because of all the slashing the coir to fit the trunk and irrigation and the wind has carried the pieces away.
I plan to just put fresh layers over the old layers.
I’ll try to take some pics tomorrow if it’s not too wet out.
Rojo
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Well my plan is to use Speed Zone in a spray bottle to deal with some persistent Clover in my pots. All the green growth near the ground will be pruned off first. Clover sets nitrogen in the soil but also dries the soil out fast too. The worst clover invasions have the best growth but I'm having to almost double the water.