Flame Weeding Landscape Fabric for a Weed Free Farm!

[@LawrenceBroussard]

That is a very interesting way of dealing with weeds! I never used landscape fabric, but I been thinking about it due to the weed pressure in this area.

[@farmerkeith]

It's a very interesting trade-off between cultivation and lay and removing the fabric. I believe it comes out equal in time spent but saves being timely with cultivation.

[@craigdawson7632]

Do you not worry about leaching or microplastics in your soil? A really good idea for water retention & weed suppresion. But this looks like it would be very likely to get into the soil

[@farmerkeith]

Landscape fabric is a tool that has been used by market gardeners for years. Micro plastics are a worry worldwide because of the amount of moisture the oceans put into the upper atmosphere.

[@craigdawson7632]

@@farmerkeith I know, could be part of the problem. So your not worried about plastic contamination in your food? How do you recycle all of that in a way that doesn't cause any further harm once its spent?

[@farmerkeith]

If you have ever seen I produce field littered with single use plastic mulch you would be more worried about commercial produce. The great this with landscape fabric is, it is completely removable

[@tommycoates1978]

Off subject. How do you deal with heavy rain with the fabric? Does it soak in quickly or run off to a near by ditch’s?

[@farmerkeith]

At the initial break-in period, it runs into the fabric. Any time you put down new fabric, there is an initial brak in period of a week or two where it really sheds water. After the fibers relax most all of the water soaks right into it

[@tommycoates1978]

@@farmerkeiththx so much

[@stevehatcher7700]

Genius! I suspect you could hit each hole for half the burn time and still scorch the f*@k out of those weeds. One mississippi, next....

[@farmerkeith]

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