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How long does WeedGuardPlus last? |
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WeedGuardPlus is engineered to gradually decompose and last one growing season - about 8 months. Any remaining WeedGuardPlus can be tilled or plowed into the soil at the end of the growing season. |
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What is it made from? |
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WeedGuardPlus is a specially engineered cellulose fiber paper like material. It's natural formulation does not contain harmful chemicals. |
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How does it block weeds? |
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WeedGuardPlus is 100% opaque - no light gets through the material, so weeds cannot get light and cannot grow. |
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If WeedGuardPlus is opaque and blocks light and weeds - How does water get to the soil and plants below? |
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Do to the unique formula of WeedGuardPlus, it has excellent porosity which permits air and water transmission. |
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WeedGuardPlus allows water and air to transmit through it - Why doesn't it fall apart when it gets wet? |
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WeedGuardPlus is specially designed with a wet-strength component that keeps the material together when it gets wet. It can withstand torrential rains - often seen in early spring storms. The wet-strength component is FDA approved. |
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WeedGuardPlus is offered in Fertilized and Non-Fertilized versions - what's the difference? |
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The base material for both products is formulated the same. Fertilizer enriched WeedGuardPlus has the added benefit of a 5-5-5 NPK nutritive commercial fertilizer component. The Non-Fertilized version is formulated with the same unique base structure but simply does not contain the fertilizer enhancement.
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Fertilizer enriched WeedGuardPlus? That's unique - how does it contain the fertilizer and how do these nutrients get to the soil and plants? |
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The fertilizer enrichment in WeedGuardPlus is suspended within the material and is "time-released" allowing these valuable nutrients to slowly percolate into the soil and aid in plant development. |
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I bought the Fertilizer enriched WeedGuardPlus - How does the 5-5-5 in WeedGuardPlus compare with other powder or liquid fertilizers? |
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A unique benefit of the fertilizer enriched WeedGuardPlus is the fertilizer only goes to the plant below - it is locally dispersed not broadly dispersed and is accomplished through the unique product design. The WeedGuardPlus fertilizer enriched version contains a balanced all purpose 5-5-5 nutritional formulation exactly the same as other balanced formula fertilizer's. WeedGuardPlus just saves you time and effort. |
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Why is WeedGuardPlus brown in color? |
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WeedGuardPlus is soil-brown in color to be esthetically appealing. This darker color also can absorb sunlight and convert this light to heat which can warm the soil - aiding earlier plant development. |
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How thick is the material? |
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WeedGuardPlus is fairly thick (like a business card) but is pliable too. Unlike plastic's WeedGuardPlus can be cut with scissors to irregular shapes for custom fitting to your garden layout. |