Old sheets as weed suppressant?

[MrsCordial]

Hello. I have one king size sheet and one single duvet cover with worn-through patches in them that my seamstress mother has said are pretty much unrepairable. My step-daughter suggested using them for weed-suppressant. I think that sounds like a great idea - I have large pieces of cardboard and various outcrops of newspaper in my veg patch in the name of suppressing weeds - or am I missing something and actually it's a rotten idea?

[rustylady]

Not strong enough, and won't keep the light out. Sorry!

[MrsCordial]

Fair enough. On that basis, would it make good 'netting'?

[rustylady]

Probably not, wouldn't let enough light through for crops to grow. Would make good dusters or cleaning cloths though

[Hazel at the Hill]

If you double or trebled it up and sewed up the sides, they'd make good bags for storing potatoes, perhaps?

[MrsCordial]

Thanks for the suggestions. I won't have much trouble finding ways to use it up, but weed-suppressing measures are uppermost in my mind atm!

[taff]

It won't work, take it form one who's tried

Even if you can block out the light, the couch grass will still grow through it.

[MrsCordial]

Amazingly, couch grass is about one thing I don't have in my veg patch. I had it two gardens ago and spent ages digging it all out, only to have twice as much the following year

[KarlB924]

We keep our potatoes in a large cardboard box in the garage, with a cloth loosely over it. And until I took the rear mats out of my car before scrapping it, used to use one folded up for kneeling.

[Florence Fennel]

Looks like you'll be finding other uses for it MrsC - use your cardboard for the weeds