If you have spent as much time in your garden as I have, then surely you may have come across those videos of people showing how they use cardboard in their garden beds. It seems almost too good to be true? I decided to test this “no-dig” method for myself. A recent test of this method by Tom’s Guide showed surprisingly positive results. The gardener using the cardboard method in his or her garden bed was able to manage weeds effectively. So, the viral hack works in helping reduce the amount of time spent maintaining the garden.
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How the Cardboard Method Works
The approach is very simple. By using cardboard as a base layer in your raised bed, you create a weed barrier that will decompose and enrich the soil over time.
If you’re trying to reduce the amount of time that you spend weeding in your garden and bring your focus to the birds and the pollinators in your flowers instead, then this hack is a great option. It’s definitely a method worth trying.
