In 2022 US Department of Agriculture funded a trial by spreading cardboard in gardens to avoid weeds; by the second season weeds covered only 15% of the cardboard beds compared to 45% in tilted beds
- Weeds can destroy 50% to 90% of a field's crop yield if left entirely uncontrolled, according to data from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- In order to reduce the amount of weeds growing in fields, the USDA in 2022 funded a trial by spreading cardboard beds in gardens.
- By the end of the second season, weeds covered 15% of the soil in the cardboard beds, whereas 45% of the soil in the tilled beds was covered, according to the project's final report.
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- Weeds can destroy 50% to 90% of a field's crop yield if left entirely uncontrolled, according to data from the Weed Science Society of America (WSSA) and US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
- In order to reduce the amount of weeds growing in fields, the USDA in 2022 funded a trial by spreading cardboard beds in gardens.
- By the end of the second season, weeds covered 15% of the soil in the cardboard beds, whereas 45% of the soil in the tilled beds was covered, according to the project's final report.
Sources: Times of India