Comments on: The New Garden http://iwetmyplants.com/2008/05/12/the-new-garden/ Growing crazy in Kemptville, Ontario, Canada (CDN Zone 5b, USDA Zone 4b) Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:07:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Kathy http://iwetmyplants.com/2008/05/12/the-new-garden/#comment-885 Wed, 14 May 2008 12:41:36 +0000 http://iwetmyplants.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-885 Thanks for the tip, Emily!

Hyd, the cardboard smothers the grass, however, you have to make sure that it’s nice and wet as you are basically creating a perched water table. If the cardboard is dry the water will run across the top of the cardboard and not go down into the lawn layer. Over a couple of months, the grass will have died off and the cardboard will have rotted.

]]> By: hyd http://iwetmyplants.com/2008/05/12/the-new-garden/#comment-884 Wed, 14 May 2008 11:42:20 +0000 http://iwetmyplants.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-884 great job! will be a great garden no doubt. what does the cardboard do?

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]]> By: Ottawa Gardener http://iwetmyplants.com/2008/05/12/the-new-garden/#comment-879 Tue, 13 May 2008 20:01:19 +0000 http://iwetmyplants.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-879 Very cool. I expect to share some of my seeds with you next year! What a great expanse of space.

]]> By: Emily http://iwetmyplants.com/2008/05/12/the-new-garden/#comment-878 Tue, 13 May 2008 15:00:05 +0000 http://iwetmyplants.wordpress.com/?p=119#comment-878 Oh, happy new garden! It looks luscious, all that good dark dirt. You might consider watering the bare dirt, as well as the stuff you’ve planted. Not only will that keep it in good shape and ready for seeds, but it will encourage any weed seeds to germinate before you plant your veggies. Then you can rake or hoe with abandon and not be worrying about what’s veg and what’s weed.

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