Question: I read recently that I can use newspaper in a garden for weed control. Can I use all of the paper – because the article says not to use colored paper? Answer: Newspaper – or paper in general ...

Can I use newspaper as a weed barrier in my vegetable garden? At one time, there were concerns about the use of newspaper as a weed barrier in the garden and landscape because of the inks used.

It’s great that many people are replacing lawns with low-water landscaping. But along with trees not getting adequate water, one concern is the widespread use of weed-barrier cloth, including at the ...