Using Landscape Fabric in the Cut Flower Garden (& what we use to burn holes) | Sievers Blumen Farm
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ค. 2024
- We knew from the beginning that controlling weeds was a top priority when starting the flower farm! That's why we chose to use a thick landscape fabric from Dewitt that we burned holes into to create our flower beds. Here I walk you through the benefits and drawbacks of using fabric and also how we like to lay out the garden.
00:00 Intro
01:13 Type of landscape fabric we use
02:12 How and what we use to burn holes
05:20 Size of fabric and size of our flower beds
06:28 See the fabric laid out for the season
07:34 Things to note!
08:12 Irrigation
10:00 You will still need to weed... just not as much!
10:26 Where I got the idea for using this fabric
11:08 What to do at the end of the season
12:44 Outro... Share & Subscribe!
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Would like to see more videos, what size hole are you making? 4”?
Yes, the holes are about 4" in diameter. If there's any topics you'd like covered, let me know! Always looking for interesting video ideas.
Hi! Loved the video thank you 😊 I'm a complete newbie, and we're laying weed fabric now. But I have a question - does using this fabric mean that the annuals I'd hoped would self-sow, will now not be able to?? That was part of my big plan, to save having to buy seeds/plants every year. Thanks!!
So in the past I’ve had some annuals self-seed and then the following year pop up in the holes if I left the fabric, but it isn’t a guarantee and it depends on how prolific of a seeder the plant is. For example, I did not lift up my fabric last Fall and now I have bupleurum coming up through some of the holes where bupleurum was planted the year before. I like to lift the fabric each year and till or at least remove lots of debris. The weed fabric doesn’t prevent ALL weeds from growing (but will help), so I like to lift the fabric each other to get rid of debris, otherwise the fabric gets buried over time and then you just have a weedy mat of debris on top. There have been times I’ve left the fabric for 2 years because something self-seeded and I just decided to leave it and rip out plants from any holes I wanted to plant with something new. For example, my bupleurum only seeded itself in about 30 ft of my 60 ft row, so I had to transplant in part of the fabric while leaving the bupleurum to do its thing. I would plant the plants you want to self-sow in an area without weed fabric. Maybe use a heavy mulch in that area instead of fabric to help with weeds, but just know you will need to make sure you are diligent with weeding and upkeep of those spaces. Things like bachelor buttons, rudbeckia, and bupleurum are great at self-sowing, but if you are wanting consistent production and to know exactly what will pop up each year, it is best to replant every year. Things like zinnias haven’t been as reliable of self-seeders for me to ensure I have the production I need to make bouquets regularly. You may not have to buy seeds-you can always save seed yourself and restart them the following spring. Hope that helps!
@@bluffbottomblumen Thank you for such a great answer. I think I'll try the fabric this year (we've already got it laid out), and see what happens. I'll collect seeds, as you suggest, and replant what doesn't come up naturally. Thanks and I love your channel! Can't wait to watch more 😊