[debbiedoll]

We are reclaiming a semi overgrown plot. Half is now cultivated and we are trying to tame the rest! Is it ok to cover a newly dug  and weeded area with cardboard, as I can do this for nothing?

[Yorkie]

Yes, you can use cardboard - just make sure it's thick enough and weighted down.

[daz]

ive started to cover some of my weed riddled areas with cardboard and weighed them down with my potted plants