what do you use for mulch in your garden?

[Purple Strawberry]

Oh yes, old carpet is a WONDERFUL weedblock (preferably with a little bit of regular mulch on top).

I would seriously not recommend using burlap bags though. a) they are so much more useful for other things, b) they decompose quite rapidly, like within a season you won't be able to pick them up without them falling apart, and before they decompose c) weeds grow right up through them but because they're stuck thru the weave of the bag they are quite difficult to weed out. The plastic 'burlap' type feedbags aren't much better IME, for the same reasons except decomposition.

JME,

Pat

Thanks for this information. I was thinking about doing them because they are attractive.