Thanks for the feedback,
@frogfan. Down here in south Alabama I don't think the ground cloth would work very well, maybe I'm wrong. But, the fire ants would *love* to have a roof over their heads to build their kingdoms beneath. Even compost piles are a problem due to these beasts invading the piles. I would love to do a permanent bed type of garden but I really don't think that's feasible here. Everything,...weeds and moving critters/pests grow rapidly down here. We use some weed barriers around the edge of the house in places but it doesn't take long before the bahia grass and other Auburn Experimental Station candidates poke their green heads through. With the heat and humidity down here it's a race to get plants outgrowing the "other" plants and to get them to grow large enough so they can withstand the onslaught of the legged critters nibbling on them. My garden is a small one, compared to most around my area, it measures something like 55'x25' and I (try to) grow peppers, tomatoes, southern peas, okra, cucumbers, melons, sweet'taters, etc.,. Oh, and zinnias!!!!! The butterflies *love* the zinnias!!!
It sounds like you may be located further north than where I'm at. Do you grow lots of vegetables? I do envy the compost piles and lack of fire ants that my norther neighbors have!!!
Thanks again for the feedback!
Ed
