Planning to mulch this part of my yard due to dog. Will also be adding raised garden beds filled with native plants on the sides.
I will cover with cardboard first. Before that, do I need to till the yard? Or take out the useless sidewalk?
Thanks in advance
by Fickle_Bat1755
5 Comments
I’ve heard that tilling isn’t worth it since it brings up weed seeds and disrupts beneficial insects and microbes in soil. I personally didn’t and everything is going great with my sheet mulched meadow
Tilling would not do anything but waste your time and effort. Cardboard over the whole thing then mulch and you will be fine. Leave the sidewalk or remove it if it will never be needed. If you ever need to plant something where the sidewalk is, then rip out that part of the concrete at that time.
Na bro throw that mulch down and let the doggo run wild
I have a similar situation with a fenced in area and am terrible with yard work and just anything related to plants. Can someone tell me what cardboard would do and if it’s necessary? Can you not just dump a bunch of dog safe mulch on the ground?
tilling can end up doing more harm than good, I’d just throw the mulch down.