Ed to let everyone know my experience with cardboard mulch after 1 year on the ground. I will use what cardboard I have saved for paths throughout my garden.

First, it is possible to make newspaper/cardboard that would be safe (by my standards) for gardens. most use chemicals that I am not comfortable with. If anyone is tempted to use newspaper or …

Mar 4, 2025 · Was grass and weeds, in the fall I laid cardboard and a couple inches of mulch. Tear it all up and disturb the mycelium and bugs?

Jul 14, 2025 · The cardboard tends to work it's way into the soil and disappear pretty quickly. So at this point I've learned if I use a soaker hose shredded cardboard makes a great mulch.

I use cardboard extensively in my gardens. Here it disintegrates in a few months and by that time it's either covered with several inches of mulch or soil. If I were planting shrubs or perennials I'd make an …

Cardboard is my favorite sheet mulch base. I snatch up large pieces and have a stack in my shed for future use. My removal of tape is a bit haphazard. If it comes loose later, there is always a small …

The problem is cutting/shredding the cardboard into a useable size for composting. Does anyone have a simple method to save my aching forearms?

Apr 11, 2025 · I’m thinking the cardboard used as chicken bedding would be loaded with manure and beneficial bacteria and nutrients that would accelerate the decomposition process and could then be …

I happily use corrugated cardboard as sheet mulch. But as you say I know some people prefer to avoid it because of the glue and processing. If you currently use it in your compost, then I really can't see it …

I filled a wheelbarrow with water, soaked cardboard in it, laid it down around the plants--overlapping, and covered with 3-4 inches of grass clippings from lawn mowing. At that time, grass was the most …