Moving blankets for no-till garden? Eliminate weeds

user22

Is it wise to use moving blankets for no-till? Would they even work and break down properly? Maybe just as temporary way to smother weeds?

Something like this https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B007PBK6A6/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

70% Recycled cotton fiber along with 30% PET fibers

kbmbillups1

I don't know about using those blankets, but you could use cardboard boxes. Worms love them. I put cardboard boxes at the bottom of my new raised bed. I have potatoes and okra growing in a nice layer of leaves as well. The leaves worked well last year so you could save leaves next fall and try it.

Torey

If they are 30% PET fibre, then they aren't going to break down very well and they certainly aren't organic. PET is a thermoplastic polymer.

VermontCathy

I suggest you stick with things that are clearly organic and break down more quickly. Newspaper, cardboard boxes, leaves chopped very small, and so forth.

I wouldn't use fabric of any type, especially since most have quite a bit of synthetic content nowadays.

marjstratton

I would be leery of using anything like that with plastic in it. I'd stick with cardboard or a good clean mulch. I have heard of people using old carpeting but again, it has plastics in it.