How do I go about putting plastic down in my yard and laying rock?

Question

I live in AZ and I am sick of pulling weeds.

Answer 1

If it's affordable, use a thicker liner of the variety used for rubber flooring or hefty ponds. Ours wore out immediately.

If you can't walk on it with cleats, it probably will not stand up to the weight of a man walking over broken rocks.

Also, do your best to tuck the edges well into the dirt. To simply lay down the sheeting can be enough to kill weeds underneath with no poisons.

Our local nursery sells rocks by the truckload for very cheap, if they're not particularly pretty rocks, but the Home Depot sells smallish bags for a higher price. In either case, these come in all shapes, sizes, and colors, and they can be delivered either by yourself or the store.

Answer 2

Here's a link for a rock garden and weed control.

I veer away from using sheets of plastic. Eventually weeds will grow on the plastic. I use a weed killer in the soil called PREEN. Granules that mix with the soil (after removing grass and weeds). I use it and it does wonders. Great product and I hate weeds too.

Answer 3

In Arizona... OK.. now would be a good time to start spreading the lawn with a good grass killer... Put it on and a month later.. put it on again to kill the grass completely.. Of course.. if you have irrigation, that is to be turned off. THEN later or in the spring or early spring or whenever.. have it skimmed off the top.. then put down that material that keeps grass from growing.. and then rock over the top.. I am going to do half of my hard this fall also.

Answer 4

Don't use plain visquene (plastic sheets) as it will "sour" the ground. Nurserys have a fabric material that allows the ground to breathe and drastically reduces the amount of weeds.

Answer 5

Who's rock?