How to choose between black plastic and landscape fabric to eliminate weeds

How to choose between black plastic and landscape fabric to eliminate weeds

This story was originally published in June 2020. Every gardener knows the feeling of being so frustrated with the weeds in your plot that you just want to smother them. Well, good news: You can. Sheets of black plastic and landscape fabric are two popular ways of mulching for weed suppression. Both involve laying a material over the majority of a garden plot, with openings for where the crops will come through. This either prevents the weed see…