Maximising value in laboratory design

It’s honestly still too big for any reasonable human beings to actually fill and keep up with, so we’re just fine with it for now.. Getting the plastic was easy.

Chris picked up a roll at the hardware store for about $50 and it’s big enough to last us until the end of time.Actually putting the plastic down in a way that will last and not allow any light in for the long haul was a little more challenging than it looks.

We had to lay down the plastic and carefully dig a trench about 4 inches deep all around the edges, then bury the edges of the plastic.Somehow, wind was still getting underneath, so we used a combination of some patches of dirt on top and some rounded bricks (to prevent tearing) to hold it down.So far it seems to have done the trick!.

So why does it need to stay down for several years?I’ve actually read some suggestions that have said you only need to smother weeds for a few weeks.

Well, we’re going to be leaving it down for 2-3 years.

This is because the weeds need a chance to go through their life cycles and use up all the stored energy they have in their roots.And our weeds have some big roots.

One type of weed that we have, I think it’s called Hedgewood Bindweed, is supposed to take about 8 months to use up all the energy it has stored, but the recommended smotheration time is about 3 years to be sure..So that’s the plan of attack.

I’m feeling pretty good about it.Meanwhile, we’re still having a heck of a time keeping up with the weeds in the other half.. For the record, even with all of my weed killing strategies this year, I’m still kind of a wild flower/weed lover at heart.. I’m a little bit tempted to one day just let the whole property go au naturel and see what happens.