Weed Supression Fabric - MyPex

I thought I would post an update.

Vegetables are growing well  through the fabric.  Onions were made for it.

Unfortunately for the answer to the MyPex permeability question, the rain has not done me any favours; there has been so much rain that it was bound to get under the fabric some way.  If we had had as little rain as in recent years I may have been able to tell the difference but everything is haven't lots of water at the moment.

The seeds have germinated nicely and I have removed competing weeds.
Thistles and potatoes (missed as I dug it over) grow under the fabric and lift the fabric as they strain desperately to find light from the little growing holes.  The allotment was riddled with thistles - one of the reasons I am using fabric.

My only problem now is deterring snails - I haven't had many problems with snails in previous years.

I struggle a bit with slug pellets.  Maybe it's a little bit phobic of me but I just don't like the idea of putting a poison down next to food that my children are going to eat.

When I can I use copper to deter slugs.  In fact I have just assembled a couple of those cheap little greenhouses with 4 wire mesh shelves.  I have raised it off the ground by inserting 4 short lengths of copper pipe underneath.  So long as I don't let it lean against anything it should keep the slugs and snails and puppy-dog's tails out.

I don't think it's mypex but I just ordered some 100g/m2 woven weed control fabric from http://www.qvsshop.co.uk/weed-control-fabric-63-c.asp.