Comments on: How to Remove Bermuda Grass Organically and Install Raised Beds

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 03:17:40 +0000

In reply to Camille Hart. The roots will go right into the bed. I've tried the landscape fabric and it doesn't work. You will have to dig roots out of your beds every year. I wish I had better news for you.

By: Camille Hart

Camille Hart — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 01:39:02 +0000

The only areas I have to place raised beds is between citrus trees. I’m concerned about tree roots invading my beds. I saw a video where a gardener laid down a double layer of woven landscape fabric flat on the ground, placed the garden bed on top with the landscape fabric extending beyond the garden bed about 18”. He covered the fabric beyond the bed with mulch so it looks nice. Would you recommend something like this? Would this be beneficial for the life of the bed? Thanks!

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 05:05:19 +0000

In reply to Bonnie. If the Bermuda isn't thriving, weed cloth should be plenty. Best of luck to you!

By: Bonnie

Bonnie — Mon, 12 Jun 2023 16:59:24 +0000

Hi Angela, I am in the process of killing off my Bermuda so I can put in my first raised bed to grow my first veggies and herbs. Gardening has always taught me patience, but this time I’m chomping at the bit to get going! I was not able to remove several inches of the Bermuda due to physical limitations. It is nearly all dead and I am wondering if laying down weed cloth will be enough to kill off the very small amount that is still trying. Life finds a way, doesn’t it? 🙂

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 04:46:14 +0000

In reply to Michael.

It’s been great – the first year I had a couple places come through where there were gaps in the weed cloth. Now if I come across the weed cloth in areas I pull it up – no need anymore. No Bermuda in the beds at all.

By: Michael

Michael — Tue, 04 Apr 2023 02:32:10 +0000

How has this held up years later? Any break through Bermuda into the garden space?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 23:22:41 +0000

In reply to Joyce Pendleton. Wonderful! So glad it was helpful. Best of luck with your garden.

By: Joyce Pendleton

Joyce Pendleton — Mon, 19 Sep 2022 13:49:09 +0000

This is great! Very helpful. Thanks for sharing the steps both with pictures and wording. I do best when I can “see”, on that note “seeing” your new shade a few weeks ago helped me to design mine similarly. Found someone to help us with the metal poles, but with my HOA I couldn’t go as high as yours. The pictures of the steps has my husband on the right path for final instal. Again, THANK YOU!

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 18:57:42 +0000

In reply to Tosin. Good point about the weed cloth. It's hard to come up with that much cardboard at times. As far as cutting it - I also used the cut weed cloth to finalize my design. I wanted to play around with placement and weed cloth was an easy way to do that without moving heavy beds around.

By: Tosin

Tosin — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 17:41:40 +0000

I’m not a fan of weed cloth. I prefer using just the cardboard even though it MIGHT need to be redone after a number of years. We are currently struggling with a large property covered in weed cloth that is now tangled with vinca, weeds, and tree and shrub roots. It’s terribly hard to pull up! That said, since you ended up covered your whole area, why did you cut the cloth into pieces under the planting beds instead of just laying it down as solid sheets across the whole area, overlapping each section a bit?

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Thu, 25 Jun 2020 19:34:58 +0000

Nice! Best of luck with your space.

By: Angela Judd

Angela Judd — Mon, 04 May 2020 04:20:32 +0000

In reply to Diana. Bermuda grass is tough. My areas with weed cloth are Bermuda free. However, any spots that I missed laying cloth down now have Bermuda grass growing in them. I'm going back and layering more weed cloth and cardboard.

By: Diana

Diana — Sun, 03 May 2020 05:38:10 +0000

Nothing gets rid of the invasive grass and weeds. I have tried everything. I am pulling weeds every 2 weeks.