Black or brown agro-fibre? Which one to choose?

A beau­ti­ful and well-kept gar­den is above all a har­monised, per­fect­ly planned space. A per­ma­nent solu­tion to keep unwant­ed plants away is to use a spe­cial coat­ing, i.e. an agro-tex­tile fab­ric. Thanks to it, flowerbeds, veg­etable beds and plant­i­ng areas will remain free of weeds, which would not only spoil the aes­thet­ics of the plant­i­ng, but also harm the devel­op­ment of cul­ti­vat­ed plants. Agro-woven fab­ric is usu­al­ly avail­able in dark colours, espe­cial­ly black and brown. Does the choice of colour mat­ter?

Table of contents:

1. Agro fleece — for what pur­pose it is used
2. Black or brown agro-fibre — which one to choose?
3. Which agro-tex­tile fab­ric to buy?
   • Black or brown agro-fibre — a sum­ma­ry
4. Spread­ing the agro-tex­tile is easy
5. Sum­ma­ry

Agro fleece — for what purpose it is used

At the out­set, how­ev­er, it is worth answer­ing the ques­tion as to what pur­pose it serves agro-fibre i what it is is. It is the cov­er­ing mate­r­i­al most com­mon­ly used for mulching, inhibit­ing the ger­mi­na­tion and growth of weeds. It has an irreg­u­lar struc­ture of tan­gled fibres, but thin enough to allow mois­ture and air to pass through. We offer dark-coloured cov­er­ings so that they absorb the sun’s rays. They also warm up the ground, which speeds up the growth of pro­tect­ed plants and their yield. The agro-tex­tile mulch also pro­tects the crop from frost, pests and dis­eases. It also helps to main­tain the right mois­ture lev­el in the soil and pro­tects the crop from drought.

Black or brown agro-fibre — which one to choose?

The dark colour of the agro-tex­tile blocks sun­light from reach­ing the soil. As a result, the crop does not have to fight weeds for access to water and mois­ture. A brown coloured mulching fab­ric is also avail­able in our range. We rec­om­mend its selec­tion to those who want the cov­er­ing to blend in per­fect­ly with the gar­den envi­ron­ment. Like black, it absorbs the sun’s rays, but is suit­able for many sub­strates, includ­ing, for exam­ple, peat and bark. It there­fore pro­vides a valu­able solu­tion for those peo­ple who want a gar­den arrange­ment that is refined in every detail. It is unob­tru­sive, cre­at­ing a space that is pleas­ing to the eye. The brown sheet heats up less, so we rec­om­mend it for use with fruit and veg­eta­bles that need a lot of water to grow, such as creep­ing plants like pump­kin, cour­gette or water­mel­on.

Which agro-textile fabric to buy?

In our shop we have this cov­er­ing fab­ric in two weights: 50 and 80 g/m². Both belong to the group of heav­ier sheets, ide­al­ly insu­lat­ing against out­door con­di­tions and weeds. Deci­sions about, which agro-tex­tile to buyThe colour of the fleece is espe­cial­ly suit­able for flower and fruit beds. A brown coloured non­wo­ven is par­tic­u­lar­ly suit­able for flower beds or fruit crops. Black non­wo­ven is the best choice when water reten­tion for the crop is a pri­or­i­ty, e.g. for ther­mophilic veg­eta­bles exposed to sun­burn.

Black or brown agro-fibre — a summary

• Black agro fleece — warms up very quick­ly, mak­ing it an extreme­ly effec­tive sheet for pro­tect­ing against weeds. Favours ther­mophilic plants in orchard and veg­etable crops, rec­om­mend­ed for toma­toes or pep­pers;
• Agro fleece brown — per­forms the same func­tion as black, but is less prone to heat. It blends in per­fect­ly with its sur­round­ings, mak­ing it suit­able for flower beds, enhanc­ing their aes­thet­ics. Ide­al under shrubs, trees and oth­er orna­men­tal plants.

Spreading the agro-textile is easy

Once the deci­sion has been made, which agro-tex­tile to chooseIt is also impor­tant to ensure that it is laid cor­rect­ly. The prepa­ra­tion of the soil is a key step here. It is advis­able to thor­ough­ly clean the soil of sticks, leaves, stones and weeds, in addi­tion to apply­ing fer­tilis­er. We rec­om­mend spread­ing the fleece before plant­i­ng, so that the plants have excel­lent grow­ing con­di­tions at all times and are pro­tect­ed from weeds.

Summary

Agro mulching fab­ric in black and brown must be tai­lored to the spe­cif­ic needs of your gar­den. We sup­ply mate­ri­als that will pro­vide effec­tive pro­tec­tion against weeds, plus give you some­thing more — the sat­is­fac­tion of run­ning your own plot, crop, orchard or plan­ta­tion.