members Mark landscape fabric keeps them weedsfrom growing up so you won't have to use dangerous chemicals around the plants you're growing especially if you you're growing your own vegetable plants that you and the family going to eat his role can cover the yard it depends on how much you need it can be cut in small squares or big squares just make sure you dig up all them weeds before you lay down the landscape fabric it won't work right on top of all them weeds sitting there the weeds just going to grow Up though the fabric that's going to be a major problem you'll have to re do all that