Hello All,
This is the second year for our garden. Last year, we tilled up an 11 x 20 foot section in the backyard. We spent two good weekends picking grass clumps out - fun. This year, there is about a 1/3 of the grass trying to make a comeback. We are adding about 6 inches of compost to the entire site, then will till (roto-till) it several times to get it mixed.
Here's my idea ... If I lay a layer of newspaper over the site now (to kill the grass), add the compost and then till in about 1 1/2 weeks (the ground is too wet now to support the tractor or even a push tiller for that matter), will the newspaper be soft enough to break apart by that point? Will I just have chunks of paper? Ideas?
Thank you in advance!
This is the second year for our garden. Last year, we tilled up an 11 x 20 foot section in the backyard. We spent two good weekends picking grass clumps out - fun. This year, there is about a 1/3 of the grass trying to make a comeback. We are adding about 6 inches of compost to the entire site, then will till (roto-till) it several times to get it mixed.
Here's my idea ... If I lay a layer of newspaper over the site now (to kill the grass), add the compost and then till in about 1 1/2 weeks (the ground is too wet now to support the tractor or even a push tiller for that matter), will the newspaper be soft enough to break apart by that point? Will I just have chunks of paper? Ideas?
Thank you in advance!