I used weed fabric in my 9'x36' raised bed for the last 4-5 years and it worked pretty well at controlling weeds. I only grew tomatoes, so it was easy. This year I am growing tomatoes, peppers, onions, lettuce, green beans, okra and potatoes and am not using weed mat and I am weeding every day or two. It sucks! I have about 4" of straw around my tomatoes, peppers and onions which does help. I hate weeding, but I hate a garden full of weeds more.
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