Landscape Fabric Alternatives

Non-Woven Designed for applications which require a heavy-duty weed barrier this fabric is thick durable and can also be used to provide stabilization to the soil below.

Landscape fabric alternatives. Most mulch is made of naturally recovered forest wood that does not contain any chemicals nails and other debris. The berries are hardy enough that cardboard is fine around them but newspaper is a much better alternative around vegetable plants. There are lots of substances that can block weeds in lieu of landscape fabric.

It does retain water well and allow air through but does not have any nutrients and does not fair well against strong weather. Im curious as to what exactly I should use. Landscaping fabric done properly will prevent weeds in at least the medium and short term.

Alternative to Landscape Fabrics Mulch. This idea is derived from the concept of sheet mulching. Although landscape fabric can help with some insect control and retain moisture it doesnt provide any nutritional benefits for the soil.

Now let us look at some of the other landscape fabric alternatives you can try out. Mulch is a very old way of preventing weed growth naturally. You can go with a mulch that comes from bark or wood at affordable prices.

Weve installed a good bit of river rock in some of our landscape jobs and we always use a geo-textile landscape fabric that allows some water penetration. She has put cardboard on her pathways and newspaper around her plants. Some would claim that using landscape fabric can be detrimental as they are actually bad for the plants and soil and they are quite expensive as well.

This fabric is marked with planting strips for easy spacing when planting in rows. Most commonly known as a weed barrier this is the less popular option to use. A free biodegradable alternative to landscape fabric is to use simple old cardboard.