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Laying Weed Fabric

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Manually Laying Weed Fabric

The first year of the farm we knew that one of the best ways to control weeds is to put weed fabric down.  

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So building a 5" bed, putting in the drip line and then laying fabric and pinning the edges.  130' long took 8 to 10 hours to complete.  

Laying Fabric with a Tractor

In keeping with the "Work Smarter Not Harder" policy, we decided there needed to be a smarter way to lay fabric.  We purchased a Mini Layer, which can build a 5" bed, lay in 2 drip lines, put down the fabric, pinch the edges and then put dirt over the edges of the fabric.  

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So now we can lay 190 foot bed in around 20 to 60 seconds.

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Punching Holes in the Fabric

We use a bio degradable fabric, which allows us to just pull the drip tape in the fall and rotortill the fabric into the soil.

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We also use a dipler, which can put 1200 holes in the fabric very quickly.  Makes it easy when we are planting plugs in the spring.

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