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I have a little yard. Its a small 40 sq metre triangular yard with 2 fruit trees and 2 flowering trees. A little picture is in the background of the picture I posted in another question Do eaten leaves on a guava tree mean the tree needs help?

I am unable to tend to pulling the weeds out. So this time around, I did it one last time and un-wantingly I have sprayed glyphosate to kill the weeds. I have a weed mat ready and now I am trying to know how I can prevent weeds from growing. To cover the weed mat, I thought I'd get some mulch and spread it around. But I live in a very humid place and mulch will attract cockroaches. Gravel is too expensive. Hay will attract rodents/rats.Any ideas on what can be put on the weed mat ?

How can I prevent weeds and (gamba?)grass from growing in my yard ?

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I think you are overgeneralizing.

Try with mulch or hay. Observe and adapt. They could bring insects or rodents, but it is not the rule, if you check and control your yard regularly: For both: do not put too much. Move them from time to time. Check from where they come, what they eat, try to do countermeasures. Often you will find quickly the right formula for your yard.

More labour intensive: move regularly your soil (this is done in particular in dry places, where weeds will "steal" water, so not really in your case, but it could work). Or try to have a non weed layer (lawn or other rampant plants), so that they make live more difficult for weeds.

If you want to destroy the vegetation, chicken are a solution (but they also attract rodents).

Look at the yards of other people on your borough, someone has found some other creative solutions.

Giacomo Catenazzi
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