{
  "id": 14409844,
  "title": "Cardboard garden beds cut weed cover to 15% by second season in USDA trial",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/14/cardboard-garden-beds-cut-weed-cover-to-15-by-second-season-in-usda",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-14T08:44:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/discovery/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/articleshow/134936457.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Weeds can significantly impact crop yield, leading to a need for effective control methods. A USDA-funded trial demonstrated that cardboard beds reduced weed coverage compared to tilled beds. Farmers found that using cardboard made weeding easier and more efficient after two growing seasons. The results from the trial showed varied crop yields when grown in different bed types.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}