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bitterrooter_gw

weed guard

17 years ago

i am putting a 5 foot barrier around SFG because garden is in field next to lawn. i am putting either landscape fabric,or black plastic down and covering it with small rock. which material would be better to keep weeds down, or does it matter? thx

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