How Do You Prevent Black Plastic Garden Edging From Popping Up Out Of The Ground?
Gardeners who live in the frost belt are often distressed every spring to see that their black plastic garden bed edging has popped up out of the ground over the winter. Here’s a tip on how to prevent that annoying, unsightly problem from happening ever again. Mark the contour of your garden bed using string. Place the flat-edged blade of the spade on the inside edge of the string (the side facing the bed), keeping the shovel blade perfectly perpendicular to the ground. Step down firmly onto the spade pushing the blade about 8 inches deep into the ground. Do not twist the shovel. Next, without moving the tip of the shovel blade, push the top of the shovel handle away from you towards the bed thus creating a 45 degree angled V-shaped trough in the dirt. Repeat this step all the way around the contour of your garden bed. Clear out any loose, crumbly dirt that may have fallen back into the trough. Now you are ready to install the edging. First, uncoil the roll of edging material making su
