Comments on: Newspaper Garden Mulch

By: Cindy Penny

Cindy Penny — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:18:27 +0000

Hi, I used newspapers last year to plant directly into. I soaked them in water first, laid on the soil, the pushed a hole through to plant my vege seedling in to. It definitely helped to control weeds. I used small rock to help hold the newspapers down. Otherwise, when the dry out in between watering, they are apt to blow around, disturbing seedlings. At the end of the season you could use them to suppress weeds, but another idea is to grow a green cover crop such as combination of mustard and blue lupins. Just prior to spring dig them in under and they provide nitrogen to you soil.

By: Annette Bayne

Annette Bayne — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 20:47:58 +0000

Is it possible to layer newspapers in my large garden this fall to help with the weeds for next spring or do I need to wait and do it all next spring. I will have lots and lots of leaves this fall that I can put on top of the papers. I am quite ignorant of this kind of mulching but I have been collecting newspapers for a while and would like to start at the appropriate time. Thanks for your website…great information.

By: jerry

jerry — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 04:17:49 +0000

I would like to use news papers as mulch in my Daughters garden but she has been told that this attracts white ants, I have used it myself in my gardens both in Sydney And Tasmania, and have been pleased with the results, but they were my gardens not my Daughters ps area I intend working in is Far North Queensland. has anyone out there heard anything like this.

By: Kenny Point

Kenny Point — Sun, 27 Mar 2011 12:16:53 +0000

Hi Dianne, is there a reason that you want root veggies in particular next to your pepper plants? Here is a link to a previous article that describes how I organize and plan the garden.

By: dianne mills

dianne mills — Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:56:32 +0000

I need help in planting my raised bed vegetable garden.
I would like to plant other root vegs next to my pepper plants, but I don’t know which ones.

By: liesbeth de korte

liesbeth de korte — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 11:12:04 +0000

Hi, Chip, against slugs you can buy nematodes, they get into the slugs and they ruin them. You only have to wait until the ground is warmer then 15 C. I heard about it at the BBC Gardeners World, Friday evenings.

By: Cindy Penny

Cindy Penny — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:36:37 +0000

Hi there,
I am experimenting with using newspaper on top of peastraw. I soak the newspaper in a large container first and then pack it closely around plants. So far, doing a great job at suppressing weeds. I tried it this way for two reasons. 1) To have the peastraw in direct contact with the earth for nutrients and 2) I have noticed that the birds get in and mess up all my peastraw, so carefully laid.

By: HGTV Green Home » Archive » Ripped from the Headlines: Cool Paper Pots

HGTV Green Home » Archive » Ripped from the Headlines: Cool Paper Pots — Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:01:54 +0000

[...] bound for recycling. Second, you can just pop the plants out and into the ground; then just shred the newspaper into garden mulch or mix small paper bits into your compost pile. Third, it costs zip (and supports the failing [...]