Hi carole i have seen carpet used as weed mat around native plantings in gullys etc and it works really well but not so much in a home garden.
Carpet mulch mat.
The covering will soon choke out all the grass and weeds beneath.
It can be used as a temporary weed suppressant around newly planted trees.
Yes weed mat is not so good for the soil but i used old carpet for paths in the tunnel house and between beds in the veggie garden.
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I think the most important thing would be perhaps to use a wool carpet rather than nylon as you might find it could have chemicals leaching into the soil.
Rubber cal s tuff n elastic is a rolled rubber flooring.
Spread the carpet or carpets bottom side up on your garden site in the fall or at least a month before planting time in the spring.
Continue to unroll the mat across the remaining uncovered portion of your garden until it is fully mulched.
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I made 24 and 36 inch circles and any size can be made.
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First make a template out of cardboard.
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Cut out the circle with a utility knife or as i do use a band saw.
Cut the mat at the end of your garden s opposite side using pruning shears.