u/myrrhlover

So I put permeable landscape cloth on top of a layer of old (dry) rotted straw. Below that is compost and broken up alfalfa pellets, over the bottom layer of punky logs chinked with natural old pine bark. The layer of organic raised-bed soul is over the fabric. Then mulch. Soul stays moist 4 inches down so water appears to be wicking up to the soil level. I've seen some mushrooms pop up when it was cooler, so mycelium. Tomatoes are doing okay, peppers and eggplants bushy and just beginning to fruit. Squash and cucumbers are disappointing so far. It's pretty hot in the Sacramento Valley).

So is the permeable landscape cloth a plus or minus?