I have been away for a week, I weeded prior to leaving but when I returned this evening my raised beds have been taken over by weeds. I am sure there was something not so nice in the fertilizer that I put in the beds this spring as I have never seen this type of weeds in my beds.

I have spent the past hour outside pulling weeds and only have about a 1/4 of one bed completed not a big beds 4x8. My question is if I put newspaper down over the weeds (around the plants) and cover it with garden fabric and stake it in place will it kill the weeds or do I need to pull all the weeds first??? I am thinking weed and feed first then the paper and fabric. Thanks for any assistance you can offer.

Marty