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Macy
New Kingman, AZ · 4 months ago

That’s freaking awesome 👍🏼

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Cynthia Konchar
Tiverton, RI · 5 months ago

I did this to my garden bed this year! I had weeds growing so fast I got sick of pulling them! I did the cardboard trick this spring. It's fall now and the garden is still as beautiful as it was in the spring time and I never had to pull one weed!!!! BTW it doesn't smell at all and the mulch stays right where it's at even in the heavy rain and we've had some heavy rain this year! Next year I'll replace all the cardboard with fresh pieces of cardboard, only I'm going to do white or beige stone next year instead of mulch. it's going to be beautiful!! 🥰👍

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Jacob Valerio2
San Antonio, TX · 3 months ago

that's good for sure that's something easy to do real fast they look good I like it😂😂😂

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D4M463
Camp Hill, PA · 3 months ago

cardboard is a great compost

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Shawn Taughnt
Columbus, OH · 3 months ago

if you use a sod cutter cut out the sod and put down round up but be careful with it kepp 8 inches away from the grass line side then they sale cheap but thick plastic rolls to put town then soil on top the plant what ever you want and mulch it you won't have the problem of weeds and grass growing and if you mow your own lawn and use fertilizer with weed control in your lawn you won't have to worry about weeds growing

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Lizza Jane
Twin Falls, ID · 4 months ago

Actually it holds the moisture in and its a great weed barrier. Fantastic

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Kilgore Trout
Compton, CA · 7 months ago

the cardboard is going to get wet and rot.... horrible idea

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Motown
Lenoir, NC · 4 months ago

I’ve been doing this for years

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Samanthia Hall
Effingham, IL · 4 months ago

I hate this sound track.

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Sherry Hamilton
Cynthiana, KY · 4 months ago

cool idea

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Veronica Frazier
Elgin, TX · 4 months ago

when it rains it's gonna spread over the side

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Carol helms
Columbia, KY · 4 months ago

it keeps weeds out so well. I use it in my raised beds. who cares if they know. May learn a thing or two

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Jonnette Nielsen
Ivins, UT · 4 months ago

We are recycling and saving on weed barrier that doesn't seem to work very good. You can use news paper to.

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Janice Likens
Roswell, NM · 4 months ago

when watering,the soil will go on sidewalk since planted by it.

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Dan Tarango
Carrollton, TX · 4 months ago

I did it with newspapers, and no weed came out.

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Leigh Wilson
Maryville, TN · 4 months ago

Unless there's a barrier between the mulched area and the grassy area, grass will still spread into it. Seeds from weeds will still take root. It'll look nice for a while, but it won't be permanent.

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Robert
Abilene, TX · 4 months ago

Perhaps the most dumbass posts on the internet today

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penny
Sorrento, FL · 4 months ago

beautiful!!

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P Holley
Indianapolis, IN · 4 months ago

This works great. The cardboard will compose into soil. Keeps weeds out great. I have done several times.

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Alexis Rotkowitz
Orange Park, FL · 4 months ago

great idea. the cardboard will kill the weeds while it desinigrates.

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Pug..
Rocky River, OH · 7 months ago

that's actually good to stimulate the soil under the cardboard worms and other insects will consume that cardboard turning the soil nitrogen rich 🤔 I see it's no true landscapers on here oh yeah only a landscaper would know that grass cutters don't count😁😂😭😅

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charles santiago
Brentwood, CA · 7 months ago

it's called sheet mulching or you could just use round up 😁

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Heres Johnnny
5 months ago

people do this in florida to be able to grow on top of sand . it's a really good idea for growth and even for compost piles

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T Bear
Silverdale, WA · 4 months ago

No one would notice that. LOL

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Gina DeFelice Brehob
Indianapolis, IN · 4 months ago

No big deal! Cardboard blocks the sun, mulch holds down the cardboard! Plants & Lighting Anchor the Cardboard! It’s a Quick Landscaping Hack! 👍🏼

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Kimbra Holbrook
Odessa, MO · 6 months ago

I don't get it, whats the big deal? I do it all the time, but you do it with sheets of plastic, not cardboard.Everybody does it, unless I'm missing something here, its gardening 1-0-1! I must be missing something!

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Michael Ciszewski
Stoughton, WI · 4 months ago

Can you use the cardboard to get grass seed started? Cindy

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Teresa Gamble
Chattanooga, TN · 4 months ago

OUTSTANDING!💕💕💕💕

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Jpuchir
Liverpool, NY · 4 months ago

This works because I did it myself

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Lone Wolf
7 months ago

Bring the termites right in fast.

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Wendell Stacy
Morehead, KY · 4 months ago

cool

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ZO
Foley, AL · 4 months ago

I was told not too use cardboard because once it’s wet it starts to disintegrate and bugs will start forming and destroy it all and then the grass will eventually grow back 🤔

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FloatsFliesNF____
Pompano Beach, FL · 4 months ago

Eventually the sidewalk is 6” below the yard and it’s full of water when it rains. People do the same thing to their yards and then wonder why water is in the basement

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John Smith
Clayton, NC · 4 months ago

"nobody's going to know", " how will they know". Well, considering he created a video and posted it on social media, a lot of people will know, and that's how they will know.

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Sarah Schurman
Golden Valley, AZ · 5 months ago

nice job 👍

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Wilfredo Ortiz
The Bronx, NY · 5 months ago

forgot the plastic first then the cardboard dirt plants 🪴 😳 😅 😐

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Paul Steele
Universal City, TX · 5 months ago

so what keeps that help of shift from washing into your freaking sidewalk every time it rains

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Jason WenDell Burge
Perris, CA · 6 months ago

so did he dig through the cardboard to plant those flowers in the mulch?

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Lewis Snow
South Bend, IN · 5 months ago

All that dirt going to wash off when it rains I would of took up about 3-4 inches of dirt first then did all that but without the cardboard

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Red Fox
Dallas, TX · 6 months ago

boss man was talking about this so I thought he was just pulling my leg I got to try that.

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Tony Allison
Pottsboro, TX · 6 months ago

newspaper and fabric don't work so why not

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xyz123
New York City, NY · 6 months ago

it's fine but weeds and grass grow throw it in one year .

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Keith Lewis
Largo, FL · 5 months ago

Why would they care

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Claudia Bourg
Houma, LA · 7 months ago

I did this !!! It works for a while but grass still gets through!!! Best advice is make sure you pull them out as soon as you see them starting to grow 💕

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Jackman001
Westland, MI · 5 months ago

I know worms love that.

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Bob Posey
Egg Harbor Township, NJ · 5 months ago

not your God!

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