3. Use Newspaper to Smother Weeds

Supplies required: water and newspaper
Making Cost: $1–$5*
One common household item you may use in your garden is newspaper. Like pests, weeds are an annoyance that every gardener must eventually endure. Newspapers can be used to efficiently suffocate weeds. Watering your flower garden beforehand will help the newspaper adhere to the soil.

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Rewater the bed and cover it with newspapers. While allowing water and nutrients to reach the plants you do want there, the newspaper will choke out any weeds. If cardboard is more readily available, you may also use it for this hack.