Originally Posted by
mdcatro57
I agree with pharmerphill, cardboard does last longer but the last couple of years I have been putting a thick layer of old newspaper in my pathways and then using compost as mulch around the plants.
When you put the newspaper down make sure that you use your garden hose and wet it down good so it doesn't blow away. I sometimes cover the newspaper with grass clippings, my son own's a Lawn Mowing service so I can get all the grass clippings I want. After I put the grass clippings down I try to keep them damp too.