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Get Rid Of Weeds With A Common Recycling Item
By Jahaira Arthur
In an exclusive House Digest interview, master gardener Tiffany Selvey told us how cardboard works to get rid of weeds in your garden.
When used as sheet mulch, the paper material blocks the weeds' access to the natural resources it needs to thrive. It is a simple hack that won't harm your crops.
Selvey shared the advantages and disadvantages of using cardboard to control weeds and explained why this hack actually works.
"Cardboard will break down over time, but it lasts long enough to suffocate weeds and keep seeds from germinating by preventing access to the sun," Selvey told House Digest.
"Not only does it not harm beneficial insects, but it attracts earthworms to the surface since they love the dark, cool environment this process creates," Selvey said.