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New Beds! (assets.pxlmo.com)
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[–] 6 points 1 year ago* (4 children)

Very nice. Did you put any weed barrier between the new soil and the grass? Any vermin (gophers or rats) where you live?

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 1 year ago (3 children)

    Thanks! I put a layer of cardboard down first to kill off the grass, which will all compost down so the roots can access the undisturbed soil below.

    No burrowing pest issues here, thankfully, mainly badgers and foxes that I have to keep off with the mesh hoops you can just see on the furthest beds.

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  • [–] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Thanks! I put a layer of cardboard down first to kill off the grass, which will all compost down so the roots can access the undisturbed soil below.

    Nice thinking. Hopefully thats enough. I've had a couple beds I ended up spending years fighting crabgrass that found its way up and through the seems of the box itself.

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  • [–] [S] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I expect there'll be some persistent grass, but it shouldn't be too bad so long as I keep on removing as much as possible when it appears. My other established bed has the grass growing out of the seams issue, so I'm somewhat used to it I suppose, lol.

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