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Light-colored weed barrier? Jennifer 03-02-2007
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Posted by Jennifer on March 2, 2007, 9:48 am


My home in Arizona has a front yard skimpily covered in pale tan
stone, and there are just TONS of weeds all the time during the
growing season. I pull everything I can see (roots and all, of
course), and literally the next day, they're already back. I know I
need more stone, and I know it will have to be tan again, within a
couple of shades (HOA regulations). I would like to rake back what
rock is there, cover the ground with a weed barrier, and then re-cover
with old and new rock, but all the weed barrier fabric I've found so
far is black. I suppose that if there's enough stone, it won't matter
much, but I would really prefer to find something that won't stand out
so much if the stone is disturbed.

Has anyone ever seen weed barrier fabric in a color other than black?
Or have any other suggestions that don't involve the use of chemicals?

--
Jennifer


Posted by G on March 2, 2007, 9:50 am


Yes, home depot/lowe's sells grey-colored 'professional' grade landscape
fabric that I installed last summer, better than black I guess....search
online though, I'm sure someone sells lighter colors.

msjhorn@gmail.com says...
> My home in Arizona has a front yard skimpily covered in pale tan
> stone, and there are just TONS of weeds all the time during the
> growing season. I pull everything I can see (roots and all, of
> course), and literally the next day, they're already back. I know I
> need more stone, and I know it will have to be tan again, within a
> couple of shades (HOA regulations). I would like to rake back what
> rock is there, cover the ground with a weed barrier, and then re-cover
> with old and new rock, but all the weed barrier fabric I've found so
> far is black. I suppose that if there's enough stone, it won't matter
> much, but I would really prefer to find something that won't stand out
> so much if the stone is disturbed.
>
> Has anyone ever seen weed barrier fabric in a color other than black?
> Or have any other suggestions that don't involve the use of chemicals?
>
> --
> Jennifer
>
>

Posted by Steve Barker on March 2, 2007, 9:09 pm


What's wrong with chemicals? Round up and reward to kill the live stuff,
and some good Pre-M to prevent the new. done deal.

--
Steve Barker




> My home in Arizona has a front yard skimpily covered in pale tan
> stone, and there are just TONS of weeds all the time during the
> growing season. I pull everything I can see (roots and all, of
> course), and literally the next day, they're already back. I know I
> need more stone, and I know it will have to be tan again, within a
> couple of shades (HOA regulations). I would like to rake back what
> rock is there, cover the ground with a weed barrier, and then re-cover
> with old and new rock, but all the weed barrier fabric I've found so
> far is black. I suppose that if there's enough stone, it won't matter
> much, but I would really prefer to find something that won't stand out
> so much if the stone is disturbed.
>
> Has anyone ever seen weed barrier fabric in a color other than black?
> Or have any other suggestions that don't involve the use of chemicals?
>
> --
> Jennifer
>



Posted by Jennifer on March 3, 2007, 1:05 am


> What's wrong with chemicals? Round up and reward to kill the live stuff,
> and some good Pre-M to prevent the new. done deal.

Trying not to contribute to the contamination of groundwater. Just
doing my part :)

--
Jennifer



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