Weeds! 😡

TorontoJoe said:
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? :LOL:
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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. :)
 
TorontoJoe said:
Oh… the stirrup is just a hacksaw blade taped to a stick




It definitely kicks up weeds when I mow. The biggest issue I've had with mulch is it created a warm, damp environment for earwigs to move in. I mulched heavy one year and they were everywhere.... .
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I would think the cedar mulch would repel them.
 
TorontoJoe said:
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? :LOL:
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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.
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.
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TorontoJoe said:
What happens to the coir after a season?
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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.
 
TorontoJoe said:
No matter how much I pull them, they just seem to keep coming back. If I mulch they come straight through.

Anyone have any clever methods for preventing this from happening constantly? It’s so tedious..


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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.
 
9ah-figlet said:
I bought this stuff:

https://www.greenhousemegastore.com/products/gardener-select-bulk-roll-coco-liners? Full price, the roll was $78 but I had a 25% coupon.

3’ by 33’ ft gave me about 99 12” squares (for my 14” pots).
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This works out to about 130 square inches per Canadian dollar, excluding shipping...

@9ah-figlet Thank you for the awesome idea! When I saw your fig containers covered with coco liner, I got very excited. They have a very clean look. Just what I was looking for, just didn't know that that's what I was looking for LOL 🙏
 
Figgin' A said:
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.
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.
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That's a much better price. Thanks for the link. So this is your first season with it?

9ah-figlet said:
I bought this stuff:

https://www.greenhousemegastore.com/products/gardener-select-bulk-roll-coco-liners? Full price, the roll was $78 but I had a 25% coupon.

3’ by 33’ ft gave me about 99 12” squares (for my 14” pots).
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I'm loving this idea. My only thing is on how I might make this stuff last longer. I'd hate to replace it every season.

Right now I'm on the fence between this stuff and bulk scotch brite pads! :LOL:
 
TorontoJoe said:
That's a much better price. Thanks for the link. So this is your first season with it?



I'm loving this idea. My only thing is on how I might make this stuff last longer. I'd hate to replace it every season.

Right now I'm on the fence between this stuff and bulk scotch brite pads! :LOL:
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Yes, my first season.
 
TorontoJoe said:
Does it have the tacky stuff that @9ah-figlet mentioned?

I'm just wondering if you think you'll be replacing this stuff every year?
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Yes, definitely noticed the tackiness. As I mentioned above, I hope to get 2+ seasons from it. It feels pretty solid, and I hope it can last me some time. I'll be gentle with it... But time will tell.
 
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