We're very windy here (all those beans and lentils..... )
But I've used paper/cardboard. Wet it, then add hay over the top (or like you suggested wood chips) usually I'm putting some dirt on the first hay and then hay again. Wetting between each layer.
But there are some areas where I'm just using paper and hay. As long as you wet the newspaper and then the hay it works. It's when you leave it dry that it takes off in the wind. The hay/chips on top of the paper helps keep the paper moist if you've watered it before adding the top layer.
So here, it's wet the ground/grass, add paper and wet it. Add hay, wet it, add dirt, wet, add hay wet.
I find it you put the paper on dry ground and then add the dry hay, it will not penetrate when you do water. But if you water as you make it, then it makes it stick together.
But I've used paper/cardboard. Wet it, then add hay over the top (or like you suggested wood chips) usually I'm putting some dirt on the first hay and then hay again. Wetting between each layer.
But there are some areas where I'm just using paper and hay. As long as you wet the newspaper and then the hay it works. It's when you leave it dry that it takes off in the wind. The hay/chips on top of the paper helps keep the paper moist if you've watered it before adding the top layer.
So here, it's wet the ground/grass, add paper and wet it. Add hay, wet it, add dirt, wet, add hay wet.
I find it you put the paper on dry ground and then add the dry hay, it will not penetrate when you do water. But if you water as you make it, then it makes it stick together.
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