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The Bed Sheet Hack To Prevent Weed Growth In Your Vegetable Garden By Lottë Reford Oct. 19, 2025 4:39 pm EST

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Whether you're an eco warrior, a thrifty homesteader, or a farmer with a really full linen closet, this bed sheet hack might just solve two problems at once. As we all know, weeds are just plants we don't really want to hang out with, but that doesn't make them any easier to deal with. Particularly when they are choking the tomatoes in our beds or overshadowing the herbs in our kitchen gardens . Luckily, the solution is actually waiting inside your home. You've probably worked it out already: Old bed sheets make a great weed suppressant. Just like modern weed-suppressing layers that are designed for the task, sheets block lig

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