Tarp underlay for my raised bed?
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2018 11:45 am
Hi everybody!
Well, this is the year. I am finally getting a family garden started. I decided to keep it small and just build a raised bed or 2 here and there. Very first one is built.
I'm located in North Georgia (just outside of Athens) on 3.5 acres of what used to be a small horse farm. Most of my "yard" was paddocks and pastures. There's lots of wild pasture grass out there. And unfortunately, a whole boatload of fire ants.
I'm going to come clean. I am LAZY. I do not like busting sod any more than I like getting dental work. Being in red Georgia clay does not enhance the experience. So my hope is to just throw some good soil in my beds over the top of the existing grass. I'm debating if I should stretch an old tarp out underneath it. On the plus side, it will stop all the wild grass from coming up through the 12-15" of top soil I'm going to be filling my bed with. On the minus side, will it impact drainage?
Thanks for any thoughts and insights y'all can provide.
Well, this is the year. I am finally getting a family garden started. I decided to keep it small and just build a raised bed or 2 here and there. Very first one is built.
I'm located in North Georgia (just outside of Athens) on 3.5 acres of what used to be a small horse farm. Most of my "yard" was paddocks and pastures. There's lots of wild pasture grass out there. And unfortunately, a whole boatload of fire ants.
I'm going to come clean. I am LAZY. I do not like busting sod any more than I like getting dental work. Being in red Georgia clay does not enhance the experience. So my hope is to just throw some good soil in my beds over the top of the existing grass. I'm debating if I should stretch an old tarp out underneath it. On the plus side, it will stop all the wild grass from coming up through the 12-15" of top soil I'm going to be filling my bed with. On the minus side, will it impact drainage?
Thanks for any thoughts and insights y'all can provide.