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Originally Posted by Av8rgirl
Newspaper works but it degrades over time and will also become torn and looks unsightly. It is good in small places for keeping weeds down, but putting any type of "weed fabric" under organic mulch is a total waste of time and money. The weeds grow in the mulch - it's organic and weeds will grow in it.
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I was also considering the newspaper thing this year. My thinking is that if the weeds grow in the mulch, won't they be easier to pull since they won't be deeply rooted in the soil??
Also, have you ever used Preen or know whether it is really effective?