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@Nicollettesparkov
@Nicollettesparkov 20 күн бұрын
I’ve used this method with much success but the game changer was learning I could go to Sam’s Club and pull “slip sheets” for free- these are the 4x4 plain cardboard sheets that are found between layers of product on the myriad pallets found in the store. I wanted to share this with the GA family! No cutting down boxes and ripping tape off. I fold it in half and pile the cart high!
@astorybookfinish5055
@astorybookfinish5055 20 күн бұрын
Excellent!!!
@kaitlynmadden4600
@kaitlynmadden4600 20 күн бұрын
In your experience, do they have them in a big stack and ask for them?
@FrenchFifi65
@FrenchFifi65 20 күн бұрын
Ahh! Great idea! Thanks for sharing! OMW
@lisaawild
@lisaawild 20 күн бұрын
Can you get them at Costco, too?
@risalangdon9883
@risalangdon9883 20 күн бұрын
Indeed! I worked in warehousing & distribution for a couple of decades. Those slip sheets are fantastic for a number of things!!
@sandranason9314
@sandranason9314 20 күн бұрын
Paul & Bethany are work beasts !!!!
@ontarioyamon
@ontarioyamon 20 күн бұрын
And all of their physical work shows, right?! Nice and trim.
@susanturner9023
@susanturner9023 20 күн бұрын
They really are! Truly talented people. We all would love a Paul and Bethany. ❤
@vtwlim67
@vtwlim67 20 күн бұрын
Can someone clone them lol love them!!’n
@jenniferobin7260
@jenniferobin7260 20 күн бұрын
As someone who works at a plant that produces cardboard, using it for flower beds works great but I would never use it with vegetable or edible gardening. The chemicals that are used to produce the cardboard are toxic and not made for consumption. Keep that in mind also if you live on a well system that it eventually makes it's way into your drinking water.
@valerieg9494
@valerieg9494 20 күн бұрын
Great advice about the chemicals used in the cardboard! Thanks!
@user-lg6ki6ic5f
@user-lg6ki6ic5f 17 күн бұрын
This makes me sad. Did not know there were toxic chemicals in cardboard. I used it at the bottom of my raised bed veg garden 😬
@JuniperLynn789
@JuniperLynn789 17 күн бұрын
@@user-lg6ki6ic5fI also used them at the bottom of my raised beds. My beds are 17” tall so hopefully the root systems won’t make their way all the way down there.
@jessicalatorraca8507
@jessicalatorraca8507 17 күн бұрын
Thanks for that. Might affect wildlife, too. Do you know if brown paper bags are ‘chemicalized’?
@jenniferobin7260
@jenniferobin7260 17 күн бұрын
@@jessicalatorraca8507 Yes they are
@New-Hat-Gardening
@New-Hat-Gardening 20 күн бұрын
Who else is sitting here sipping coffee watching Laura plant all these plants? She's a beast in the garden not to mention being a momma. Wow just wow Laura you amaze us!
@patsywilliams5570
@patsywilliams5570 20 күн бұрын
Me, in Georgia! Waiting for biscuits to be finished.
@New-Hat-Gardening
@New-Hat-Gardening 20 күн бұрын
@@patsywilliams5570 now I’m hungry lol 😋
@camirichardson7485
@camirichardson7485 20 күн бұрын
I'm doing exactly that, with half a cup left - Laura makes me miss my youth as I just can't jump up and down from the ground like I used to. LOL
@estherzaiback7390
@estherzaiback7390 20 күн бұрын
Me, in Orlando, Florida.
@New-Hat-Gardening
@New-Hat-Gardening 20 күн бұрын
@@camirichardson7485 same here.1 day gardening=2 days recovery 🫶
@virginiamathews1541
@virginiamathews1541 20 күн бұрын
I’m on a 1/3 acre that’s a blank slate and I’ve done the cardboard method! I think it’s easy and is instant gratification to our space. 10-10 recommend!🙌🏼
@snickerspayne4929
@snickerspayne4929 17 күн бұрын
Question if you will, When are you able to start planting flowers after putting down cardboard?
@virginiamathews1541
@virginiamathews1541 16 күн бұрын
@@snickerspayne4929 I’ve planted right away and I’ve waited about a month I just cut out the cardboard where I wanted to plant. I hope that helps☺️
@nancyzimmerman1982
@nancyzimmerman1982 20 күн бұрын
Have used cardboard and newspaper for years. Highly recommend it to anyone.
@budoneof15
@budoneof15 20 күн бұрын
Is newspaper as effective?
@pathoward5721
@pathoward5721 20 күн бұрын
Yes 👍
@anitanvrk358
@anitanvrk358 20 күн бұрын
I want to do this but don’t slugs gather under the cardboard then eat the seedlings?
@Terry-lh8cn
@Terry-lh8cn 20 күн бұрын
​@@anitanvrk358I've never had that problem. They would have to get through the layers of cardboard and mulch first.
@theoneandonly1158
@theoneandonly1158 20 күн бұрын
​@@anitanvrk358 rolly pollies love tender seedlings too eat.
@angelaengler2387
@angelaengler2387 20 күн бұрын
I’ve been gardening for 35 years, I wish I had known about using cardboard and compost to make new beds years ago! I used to double dig to work in soil amendments, sometimes using a rotor tiller. Before doing that I’d have to remove the sod! It was SO MUCH work! I love this no dig method!
@heatherwoods5703
@heatherwoods5703 20 күн бұрын
Martha Stewart was my patron Saint in the '90s, and I remember her demonstrating the double-dig method. That lady never used shortcuts! 🤪
@user-ec1ry2vg4l
@user-ec1ry2vg4l 20 күн бұрын
I always remove sod and dig...yes its hard but my space is small compared to GA - so each year I do a section attached time ❤🎉😊
@gr8gardn
@gr8gardn 20 күн бұрын
The problem with removing sod (other than the time and labor) is the vegetation, top soil and roots are all removed, leaving only subsoil. By leaving the sod intact and covering with cardboard & mulch, you pretty much have good soil with valuable nutrients below that is ready to plant in someday, if you like.
@malina1239
@malina1239 20 күн бұрын
QUESTION Why does the print and color on the cardboard matter, when used in a bed where you don’t grow food? I get that you wouldn’t want potential chemical dye in the soil for growing vegetables . For for flowers and trees I wouldn’t think it mattered very much, unless one is very environmental conscious . Many people do spray anyway, I’s the printed cardboard worse than weed killers ?
@gr8gardn
@gr8gardn 20 күн бұрын
@@malina1239 online resources say that colored ink on cardboard, newpaper & other papers, may contain some toxic heavy metals. Even if food isn't being grown, these toxins can eventually find their way into our water. On the other hand, most American & European boxes are printed with non-toxic inks unless they are shiny. I don't remove tape or labels because they seem to work their way up to the surface where it is easy to pull it off.
@kathrynriggs2489
@kathrynriggs2489 20 күн бұрын
As a Girl Scout leader of many years, if you are looking for free cardboard contact a local Girl Scout troop between January and March. They may be willing to save empty cases for you. My troop personally dumps tons of them. You can also reach out to local counsels to help you find one.
@dwohio8283
@dwohio8283 20 күн бұрын
I often put down cardboard, leftover straw from Halloween, shredded leaves and then compost to fill new raised beds. It's worked beautifully for me.
@elizabethbrooks3462
@elizabethbrooks3462 20 күн бұрын
Loved and used this method since finding Charles Dowding on KZbin 10 years ago! The worms GO CRAZY for cardboard😍
@BarbsintheGarden
@BarbsintheGarden 17 күн бұрын
Yes! I was hoping someone would mention UK's Charles! He goes into why you do better not disturbing your soil structure. I thought I was just being lazy ( not wanting to cut sod) but it's actually the best for your soil's health. He doesn't even wait for cardboard to break down to plant. Just plants right in the thick layer of compost.
@Katsimagination21
@Katsimagination21 20 күн бұрын
Laura, the cardboard method is a game changer 😊 I’ve also used brown paper grocery bags 2 to 3 layered on top of each other ,especially in my raised beds and it works beautifully , the paper bags break down by summers end ! 😊
@lulugirl7043
@lulugirl7043 20 күн бұрын
Sometimes do you just stand with your mouth hanging open in amazement of all Y’all have done !!! It’s incredible !!!🎉🎉
@MK-ti2oo
@MK-ti2oo 20 күн бұрын
I'm just here to say that this is the first gardening video I found my husband watching over my shoulder at the start, he then proceeded to tell me how WE need THAT! I was so excited he finally sees gardening as the great thing it is....... Then he says 'with THAT dozer I'd be doing all kinds of cool stuff! But I could also use that 5 car garage, you know to store the dozer in!' 😐
@cynthiag3065
@cynthiag3065 20 күн бұрын
🤣😂🤣
@vtwlim67
@vtwlim67 20 күн бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂
@vickijensen404
@vickijensen404 18 күн бұрын
LOL!!!
@cynthiabroockman1752
@cynthiabroockman1752 20 күн бұрын
Charles Dowding a market gardener in the UK I think really is responsible for promoting this method n making it now so popular. His gardens are beautiful n so productive. Check him out! He has written many books as well. Nice man, so knowledgeable.
@nashnash7997
@nashnash7997 20 күн бұрын
I started marigolds inside and this is the first time my seedlings were strong. Our walkway is lined with marigolds and all but 1 survived. So proud of myself. I cant wait til next year now lol
@krissykriss328
@krissykriss328 20 күн бұрын
I love marigolds ❤
@EdensApple80
@EdensApple80 20 күн бұрын
I love using cardboard to create gardens- it brings in the worms 🪱 too! ❤ Plus saves sore knees and ankles with arthritis
@shaniaa9287
@shaniaa9287 20 күн бұрын
You work so hard Laura. There should be a holiday for your efforts and to praise all hard working gardeners creating their color spots of beauty for our pollinators ❤❤❤
@GoingGreenMom
@GoingGreenMom 20 күн бұрын
Lol, Well there is International Naked Gardening Day to celebrate gardeners. 😂
@Krista-marieT
@Krista-marieT 20 күн бұрын
Your neighbors really lucked out with you as a neighbor
@leithawalling9519
@leithawalling9519 19 күн бұрын
Douglas is back. Also thank you for supporting cardboard use. My neighbors think I’m weird.
@lisacapriglione4920
@lisacapriglione4920 20 күн бұрын
I have used this method for years and years as I have 100s of acreas of different gardens. It's the best
@phyllisbechtel7141
@phyllisbechtel7141 20 күн бұрын
I have done this for years, newspaper and paper grocery bags also work great. This is nothing new been using this for years, I actually have cardboard on my walking paths as I type waiting to have rock placed! I have been gardening for 40 years and this is a common method to use in Illinois. Have a great day everyone.
@MicheleLHarvey
@MicheleLHarvey 20 күн бұрын
Cardboard IS the gardener's friend! (Especially when dealing with noxious weeds like Bishop's weed!) It doesn't eradicate it (nothing does,) but it does knock it down enough to make it doable. I only wish I'd known about using cardboard 30 years ago! Looks beautiful!
@barbll000
@barbll000 20 күн бұрын
Worms love decomposing cardboard - after all it was a wood tree once upon a time.
@user-ji1mz7jl8h
@user-ji1mz7jl8h 20 күн бұрын
I live vicariously through y’all for the start of a lovely sunny gardening season 😆I’m in Scotland and we take a little longer to get going 🙄(wouldn’t be anywhere else though). You keep my spirits up for a sunny Summer 🎉😂❤
@saralupo9535
@saralupo9535 20 күн бұрын
Laura, you and Aaron are what this country is really all about. I love when I see where you and Aaron are now I I think about Aaron saying how he had to sell his lap top to buy the house. So many sacrifices for where you are today once again I love your hard working attitude. I wish I had half.
@yvettemills7824
@yvettemills7824 20 күн бұрын
I reclaimed a chunk on our property this winter/spring with this method and now it is our flower cutting garden! The seeds and seedlings are thriving and the only weed that is coming through is bindweed and as we all know, not much is going to suppress that so were managing that manually as it pops up. Bonus when we ordered a new mattress and they left the box. Then I asked what other boxes they had in that delivery truck and they gave me a truckload!
@manishaholm
@manishaholm 20 күн бұрын
So happy that you're showing this method of using cardboard to block weeds. It works GREAT! Love all your videos with your cheerful enthusiasm and knack for accomplishing huge projects easily. You make anything possible.
@shellyroman1321
@shellyroman1321 20 күн бұрын
I love the cardboard method. Since you first featured this in your videos, I have used it many times with great success around my yard and garden. I also put cardboard down around my vine crops to suppress the weeds and it works great! I work at a flower shop so I have access to nice large, heavy cardboard boxes that flowers are delivered in. I highly recommend this method.
@Ladybugsandflowers
@Ladybugsandflowers 20 күн бұрын
I absolutely LOVE doing the cardboard method. I learned about it a few years ago, and since then it is the only way I make a new bed. Not only does it suppress grass and weeds, it holds moisture and attracts worms. My horrible clay soil (so bad you could make pottery out of it), actually improves in the cardboard and compost areas. I have one new bed that I just put it two weeks ago, and it looks great, and I am hoping to get another one cardboard and composted in the next few days. It was so wonderful to see that you use the same method in your gorgeous gardens. Thank you for showing us.
@dianegoldberg1003
@dianegoldberg1003 20 күн бұрын
Many years ago when we built our home; I used to get a gardening magazine called Garden Gate and that’s where I got this idea. You can also use 5 sheets of newspaper paper black and white ink only. It kills the grass and makes great nitro humus for the plants. Works amazing.
@gardeningwithmamabird
@gardeningwithmamabird 20 күн бұрын
I did the cardboard process a year ago to extend my flower beds in my small track home yard, and it turned out fantastic! You are right when you shared how much labor it saves. Fun to see it done on a larger scale!
@LifeStirredUp
@LifeStirredUp 19 күн бұрын
The cardboard method helps me so much. At 61 year old, it saves my back! The earthworms love it too!
@karmaisbad6672
@karmaisbad6672 20 күн бұрын
DOES NOT WORK WITH THE DEVILS GRASS - AKA BERMUDA GRASS - but I"m glad it works well for you in your area!
@lisaenglish4770
@lisaenglish4770 12 күн бұрын
I have a Douglas kitty too!! Everyone that meets him thinks his name is so funny, glad to meet another one from the rare Douglas kitty tribe LOL. His full name is Douglas Lamar English lol. I got sidetracked, happens easily! Back to your video...thank you for showing us how you did your cardboard. As you said, there are many others saying it works but seeing the lawn vs. woodchips vs. cardboard is really helpful for deciding which route I want to go. 😊
@cynthiag3065
@cynthiag3065 20 күн бұрын
I don’t know how I missed this cardboard trick to creating a flower bed. Thank you for GA and GA friends for sharing.😊
@TheSeedsower107
@TheSeedsower107 3 күн бұрын
I love this method ! I have been using it for years now and it is so easy to do and sustainable ! No more tearing out sod for me ! Your project is looking beautiful ! Congrats ! !
@juliafiore120
@juliafiore120 20 күн бұрын
Good morning, Laura ☕️I used the cardboard last year and it worked well! So much easier than pulling up the grass. That border is gorgeous! Paul & Bethany are amazing workers!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 The cut flower garden is filling up nicely!😍Have a Blessed Day 😊🐈🐈
@tammydeschenes4857
@tammydeschenes4857 19 күн бұрын
Love watching Laura work. Her method is so efficient, organized and time saving. My kind of style. I sometimes get frustrated watching other gardeners who don’t have this skill and seem to waste so much time and work so unorganized. Must be the type A in me that gets triggered. 😆 But Laura, I could watch all day. ❤
@daymoonfarm2903
@daymoonfarm2903 20 күн бұрын
I LOVE the music today!!!
@holly_kay5570
@holly_kay5570 20 күн бұрын
Great to show this! I use 12 layers of newspaper overlapped, wet down and then covered with fine mulch in old flower beds. I have purchased rolls of newsprint for this. Also brown paper bags work well. Cardboard works best for grassy areas, but I do soak it down and sometimes put some landscape staples in it, then put fine mulch on top. I like to keep it wet for a couple of weeks because if it dries out a big windstorm can shift it around.
@krissykriss328
@krissykriss328 20 күн бұрын
Good tips, thank you! ❤
@gardenmore
@gardenmore 20 күн бұрын
We use grocery paper! It’s much thinner but we save up when we make groceries. We do not use it on this kind of a scale. We layer it just the same and we don’t worry about tape or staples or print since they are typically plain brown paper.
@valerieiverson2633
@valerieiverson2633 20 күн бұрын
No questions today...just a thank you. You're truly an inspiration and an encouragement. I have been wanting to do this and I'm currently saving cardboard, but haven't done it yet as I too have been skeptical. You showing this gives me the push to just go for it! Thank you!
@nikkisigmon8090
@nikkisigmon8090 20 күн бұрын
Moved into our first house, no landscaping on the property. Used cardboard and layed 6-8" of chopped leaves from a trash pile, gathered up old woodchips and lawn clippings. Didnt have a truck, so I lined my Jetta's trunk with a tarp and hailed load after load 😂 it worked great! Had a few cases where wiregrass came through where it was thin, and you'll still have to take a little hand hoe to strip out the violets that grow through but it's SO much easier! Highly recommend. Plant it up densely so you dont have to weed it except once in a rare while. The insect life and variety exploded :D
@AHomesteadingHustle
@AHomesteadingHustle 20 күн бұрын
Yes the cardboard method works well for sure! Reminder to people to not use the ones with the heavy labeling on them. Example: diaper boxes Breaking down the boxes is a good project for kids to be involved in!
@cnorovich48
@cnorovich48 20 күн бұрын
I’ve used the cardboard method several times with great success…another thrifty and effective route is newspaper for smaller areas. Again, no glossy or highly inked/colorful supplements, (just black & white newsprint) works great with about a 5-6 layer thickness. Of course wind is a factor with newspaper, but I wet it down right away which helps. Both the cardboard and newspaper methods are eco friendly, budget friendly and effective! Thanks for spreading the word Laura.
@rosewolfe9606
@rosewolfe9606 20 күн бұрын
In South Carolina, I remove the sod, put my chicken run compost full of weed seeds over the rock hard clay, then cardboard, then arborist woodchips. And it's still a fight to keep the Bermuda, crabgrass, and centipede down. In a couple of years it's beautiful to plant in though! I'm super glad this method works for some! So much easier.
@kathy8832
@kathy8832 20 күн бұрын
Good morning! The area that was just mulched over the grass look so nice. Such an easy way to kill off a large amount of grass and make it look fresh and clean too!
@jolindarather5180
@jolindarather5180 20 күн бұрын
The cardboard method, game changer! Used it several times over the last couple of years to create flower beds and currently a bed around a new patio. I make sure minimal print on cardboard and as you said remove tape. I layered it with compost, soil conditioner and mulch. The bed I’ve had the longest contains Hibiscus, A climbing rose bush and several other perennials and is doing fantastic. Lisianthus! I tried several attempts at starting from seedlings in January (inside of course). Out of 24 ended up with one! Slowest growing plant I have ever encountered. Patience is a Virtue I was not gifted with! The one however is looking fantastic since being potted outside about 2 months ago. Cannot wait to see it bloom. I will probably try again next year and now know what to expect.
@MelSchmidt7
@MelSchmidt7 20 күн бұрын
I really admire your beautiful gardens, and I'm so jealous at the wonderful variety you have. I have soooooo much trouble here with deer and groundhogs that my choices are limited if I don't want to do all that work just to provide them with breakfast, lunch, and supper. Sigh. Either way, you inspire to get out there and get 'er done!!
@gretchenburton7184
@gretchenburton7184 20 күн бұрын
Thank you, Laura and team. Every moment is instructional. I love to start every morning watching GA and reruns on most Saturdays. Thank you to your entire family❤
@camicri4263
@camicri4263 20 күн бұрын
Good morning everyone! It looks so good! The cardboard under mulch is the best! Blessings 🙏🏻💞
@michelesimpson2237
@michelesimpson2237 20 күн бұрын
I sheet mulched my entire back yard. It’s a good way to go.
@theheritagehousesc
@theheritagehousesc 20 күн бұрын
I learned the cardboard method years ago from Eden garden. You can always add more on top later as it decomposes and add more mulch on top. The sod adds nitrogen back into the soil as it decomposes too. Love this method. Kudos to Paul and Bethany Bethany for their hard work!
@user-rk3ld3nu6v
@user-rk3ld3nu6v 20 күн бұрын
I was always team “sod removal “, the last flower bed I created I did the cardboard method. So far, full success!
@christinawyckoff2164
@christinawyckoff2164 20 күн бұрын
Seen you doing it before the cardboard box and mulch perfect for me love it 💞
@BuffysFlavorfulJourney
@BuffysFlavorfulJourney 20 күн бұрын
I love using cardboard in my garden. It cuts down on weeds, tremendously, and worms love it once it has broken down. So when I shut the garden down for the winter (Zone 6a), I lay the cardboard down and cover with straw/hay, which also breaks down and feeds the soil. Although, I noticed this past winter that since our temperatures did not get too cold, some of the cardboard did not break down, which I took up and put into my compost bin. And these were only small pieces, like may seven total. All the Best to You!
@ladikmk
@ladikmk 18 күн бұрын
The cardboard method works very well. I've used this many times, but only for flowerbeds - not in the vegetable beds. Lisianthus is the flower I buy in Winter at the grocery to perk me up. It lasts forever in a vase.
@charlesprice925
@charlesprice925 20 күн бұрын
A hint about removing sod in a suburban area. The best top soil may have come with the sod, or developed with it. If the original top soil was graded off when the house was built. After I removed the sod for garden beds, when i move in, I found, not very fertile, subsoil. A local said the area was hilly farm land that had been graded flat for the subdivision build, leaving only subsoil. It's taken years to build the soil back up in those areas I stripped. I'd done better to have turned the sod over and helped it decompose. The areas I carboarded over, later, have done very well.
@ggfarmgirl8350
@ggfarmgirl8350 20 күн бұрын
This is a great method for building new beds, if you don’t have Bermuda. Nothing keeps that stuff from growing back short of strong chemicals! It will even grow across concrete
@mneraasen224
@mneraasen224 20 күн бұрын
I love the cardboard method. I put it under my woven weed fabric because of Bermuda grass. I did leave the bottom of my raised beds with just cardboard. Some of it will try to come up. Keep digging it it Out. And pull all tint weeds. It’s a pain but I have beds that have no grass. My favorite mulch is shredded leaves for raised beds or shaved wood chips for garlic and strawberries. Or shredded hardwood.
@jcking6785
@jcking6785 20 күн бұрын
Cardboard method makes gardening so much easier on us mature gardeners! I don’t have the physical strength to spread compost so I pile all my shredded leaves on top which makes it a little harder to keep wet and break down so I have to make sure it stays moist.
@cketts8128
@cketts8128 20 күн бұрын
Here in the U.K., my daughter used this technique on her allotment to clear weeds and make new beds and start growing fruit and veg. It’s brilliant! 🧡💚
@Schnueggl
@Schnueggl 20 күн бұрын
I also did this last year and I see a massive different in the soil now. On the cardboard side (which is broken down of course) the soil is full of live, so many worms and holds moisture very well. Right next to it I have an area where I ripped out the weeds and the soil is much poorer, very light in colour, no rainworms, etc. I will always use cardboard again! So much easier than keeping up with the weeds as well.
@beverlyasleson3321
@beverlyasleson3321 20 күн бұрын
Love the cardboard mulch method I’ve seen you do it before super idea I should have done that in my little patch of flower bed my gardener charged me $200 to do it and I still had to put down the mulch after I planted flowers and I was 71 years old with back/ neck pain. 💪
@kathyglover2402
@kathyglover2402 18 күн бұрын
Great tip with cardboard on grass. Thank you for sharing.l learn something new with every video. Thank you for sharing it all.
@sharonyost3807
@sharonyost3807 20 күн бұрын
Will definitely try this Did the milk jugs for seedling starts worked great
@scotiasweetie1647
@scotiasweetie1647 19 күн бұрын
Yes! Any and every alternative to using plastic that leeches into our soil and ground water the better. Thanks for showing the process.
@lyonhawaii
@lyonhawaii 20 күн бұрын
Yes! I needed this! I have been saving cardboard for this reason! Thank you!
@debvalle7466
@debvalle7466 16 күн бұрын
Cardboard is where it’s at! I’ve had great success with it and zero success with landscape fabric. I feel like fabric encourages growth by trapping heat. I will be using a small flame thrower (for real!) to get at the truly stubborn weeds under the brick portions of my yard. Also have found that comfrey teas and chop ‘n drop nettle teas make excellent fertilizers. I really don’t trust anything from the stores; even those that bill themselves as organic. Basically, all things permaculture have thus far worked well for me. I just received my first Black Pearl Lisianthus seeds and am super excited. They’re so pretty and unusual. It’ll be great seeing how your big collection of them turns out. Best of luck!
@melissamele1305
@melissamele1305 17 күн бұрын
We used just topsoil over the grass, then mulch. And no grass ever came up. But this method looks BRILLIANT!
@serresaschrock2359
@serresaschrock2359 20 күн бұрын
My husband works at a garage door place and I get my cardboard from there. No tape and it's 2 foot wide by 12 foot long. It's free and no tape or print. The only thing it's thinner but I can work with it.
@CarolBain-fb5sx
@CarolBain-fb5sx 19 күн бұрын
I used this method in small areas and covered the cardboard with rocks! Works like a dream!. Just two or three weeds and these easily pop right out. Thank you!.
@kevinokehie2555
@kevinokehie2555 20 күн бұрын
Ist 4:30 pm , the most awaited time for me for these past 3 years 😂🫶
@LeslieHolstein
@LeslieHolstein 20 күн бұрын
I do this all of the time but I always water the cardboard down first. Works great for making new flower beds without digging. ❤
@dindyuhl2727
@dindyuhl2727 20 күн бұрын
I have done this and all I gotta say is it is THE WAY to go to rid grass.
@jbrittenham
@jbrittenham 17 күн бұрын
You guys are making good use of that new bobcat!
@nelliehedrick3147
@nelliehedrick3147 20 күн бұрын
Love watching you Laura....you are such a a great teacher. ❤❤
@lynns4426
@lynns4426 6 күн бұрын
I've done this for raised beds. It worked really well.
@AmbersAquariums
@AmbersAquariums 20 күн бұрын
I've been using cardboard for years. Works great! We use it in our garden after our first till. We plant, add the cardboard down the rows, and then add some straw. Game changer for us! There are a few weeds around the plants, but it saves us from tilling. By spring of next year, it's all broken down. Our soil remains great. Love this method! ❤ Love your channel!
@chichitex1252
@chichitex1252 20 күн бұрын
Everything is looking so nice in your gardens! ❤❤❤
@lornamcallister4475
@lornamcallister4475 20 күн бұрын
I have a lot of elevation in my property. I tried this on a 20 degree slope but my landscape folks asked me to remove it because the sweet peat would not stay in place with it. So, if you have level land it works great but not so well on hills. I am glad that it is working so well for you!
@yesterdayseyes
@yesterdayseyes 20 күн бұрын
You can buy mulch for hills that is longer and kinda interlocks with it's self, not the best to plant in though.
@gr8gardn
@gr8gardn 20 күн бұрын
I use doubled paper grocery bags that have been soaked in water for few minutes in a 5 gallon bucket to “paper” a steep slope then top with a thick layer of pine needles. Wetting the bags some makes them easier to place and they stay put long enough to get the pine needles on. Pine needles seem to mat themselves together and do not wash down the slope or blow away. I hate working on the slope but it’s worse to have to be on it more than once a year to weed and shovel other mulches that wash down back up to the top 🤬
@angelas4681
@angelas4681 20 күн бұрын
I love, love, LOVE the cardboard & mulch method.
@patsyden6276
@patsyden6276 19 күн бұрын
Have started to create a new flower bed. And this is my method because of the first video you showed. Thank you for sharing these great ideas.
@dianemcgee2381
@dianemcgee2381 18 күн бұрын
You’re both so amazing. I have to go take a nap cause your hard work made me tired.
@wynorawishum5860
@wynorawishum5860 20 күн бұрын
Great video with good information. Love the Lisianthus. Have a blessed day everyone.
@dianebeltz193
@dianebeltz193 20 күн бұрын
I've been stashing cardboard for a flowerbed expansion project for the fall. Thank you for the refresher on this! Can't wait to get started!
@GardenHappy
@GardenHappy 19 күн бұрын
This cardboard idea is becoming SO POPULAR!!! Thanks for showing us how its done. 🥰🥰😃 Liz from California
@myvideos6195
@myvideos6195 20 күн бұрын
Good Job Laura! you work too hard. 💙💛🧡❤💗💓💖💝💙💙❤❤❤❤🌺🌹🌸 The best garden/flower show/video we have. You are # 1 in my book.
@denisekleinfield1060
@denisekleinfield1060 20 күн бұрын
Just what I needed for my garden! Thanks AGAIN Laura😍
@laurajacobs-welch1990
@laurajacobs-welch1990 20 күн бұрын
I loved the music behind this video- very 60’s vibe!
@shelleymalone4427
@shelleymalone4427 20 күн бұрын
Lisyanthus are my favourite. I look forward to seeing the beauty and hope to see you use them in floral arrangements.
@vtwlim67
@vtwlim67 20 күн бұрын
Awwww Douglas ❤❤❤❤❤
@paulaalessi3057
@paulaalessi3057 20 күн бұрын
I used this method 11 years ago at my parent’s house. So good.
@peggyscott2180
@peggyscott2180 20 күн бұрын
I used cardboard to create a traveled area around our side door, BUT, I put landscape over it to make sure I don't see a weed!
@AK-st1vn
@AK-st1vn 20 күн бұрын
I've used this method for the last few years. I absolutely love it! Thank you for sharing
@kkmomma09
@kkmomma09 20 күн бұрын
I have always hated fabric. I will definitely use this!
@LikeUwhereThere
@LikeUwhereThere 19 күн бұрын
I always love ur choice in music. Ur vids are so nice to watch. Thank u to ur whole crew!
@lessismore5706
@lessismore5706 20 күн бұрын
This is so helpful. Seeing that you’ve done this before makes me feel better about trying this myself…thank you!!
@pattidavis8043
@pattidavis8043 13 күн бұрын
So excited getting this party started
@rons3236
@rons3236 20 күн бұрын
I am always amazed at how much the four of you accomplish with such a large space! It's awesome and absolutely beautiful!
@Mimilovestogarden
@Mimilovestogarden 20 күн бұрын
I just did the cardboard in our flowerbeds too. Super easy and so natural. Love it!
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