I use exactly what Beaver Peeler uses. It lets water through also. Guaranteed to last 5 years. I put it down for squash and cole crops this year. Works great. Not one weed made it through- really- not one!.

That is what I use, Cardboard, or newspaper, or shavings. Anything that I can plow back into the soil. I also spray some Poast around everything except corn, to control the grasses.

BTW, as far as USDA organic regulations go; the cardboard would disqualify you because of the glues used.

I use the product call woven weave. I swear by it. Buy it on Amazon.

The stuff lowes and home depot sells is junk, I was looking into the heavy stuff but being extraordinarily cheap, I just dump my leaves on the garden and plant through that . Put them on heavy and any weeds that make it through pulls easy.

I’m going to try the cardboard method. I hear it helps if you wet it down real good after laying it, in regards to it blowing around.

My neighbors use the heavy fabric like beaverpealer only they use old tires and fill them up with dirt, sort of a raised bed. Weeding was minimal and there are no holes in the cloth. Things like potatoes and sweet corn where planted on the ends so they can rotate each yearand use heavy cardboard once the plants are tall enough. Think I'm going that route too next year.

The good heavy kind works well but I learned the hard way that you can't just leave it from year to year. Weed seeds will blow in on it and then sprout on top of the fabric. Although nothing comes through from the bottom, roots are strong enough to push through from the top then it's a job trying to pull the weeds that are grown into the fabric. I still plan on using it but will pull it up every winter.

That is a good idea! I might have everyone start saving me their old tires. I’ve been trying to figure out a way to make cheap raised beds, and all the while been throwing worn out tires in the trash.

Finding tires around here is NO problem. Finding the right ones are. You want the low profile ones, even racing tires if you know of someone who races....

We have tons of tires around here. My dad has a tow truck, he gets junk cars that people either give him or sell for $50-$100, he brings em home, strips what he can use and sells the rest to the scrap yard, so I can have a pile of free used tires in a hurry lol.,