Does agro-fleece protect against frost?

What type of agro-textile for winter?

There are dif­fer­ent types of agro-tex­tiles on the mar­ket, which have dif­fer­ent uses. Some are bet­ter at pro­tect­ing against weeds and oth­ers against the cold. So what will be the best agro-tex­tile for win­ter? A key fea­ture of a good win­ter agro-tex­tile is its gram­mage, i.e. the den­si­ty of the mate­r­i­al. In the event of frost, a 50–70 g/m² agro-woven fab­ric is rec­om­mend­ed, which pro­vides sol­id pro­tec­tion thanks to its greater thick­ness. Such a mate­r­i­al insu­lates the plants per­fect­ly from the cold air and at the same time allows mois­ture to pass through, pre­vent­ing the plants from dry­ing out. In addi­tion, the colour of the agro-tex­tile should be tak­en into account. Black, green and white are avail­able, and it is the lat­ter that will work well for pro­tec­tion against the cold. 

Agro-tex­tiles are usu­al­ly avail­able in rolls or sheets of dif­fer­ent sizes, allow­ing the prod­uct to be tai­lored to spe­cif­ic needs. The vari­ety allows you to choose the opti­mal pro­tec­tion depend­ing on the type of plants and weath­er con­di­tions. Remem­ber to cov­er the plants tight­ly, pro­tect­ing the edges from the wind. In this way, a prop­er­ly select­ed frost pro­tec­tion agro-tex­tile will effec­tive­ly pro­tect the plants, sup­port­ing their sur­vival in harsh win­ter con­di­tions.

How does the frost protection agro-textile work?

One of the most fre­quent­ly asked ques­tions among gar­den­ers is or agro-tex­tile real­ly pro­tects against frost? Agrofiber is made of a mate­r­i­al that cre­ates a ther­mal bar­ri­er, thus reduc­ing the direct impact of cold air on the plants. It acts as an insu­la­tor, trap­ping the heat of the ground, which helps to main­tain a con­stant, high­er tem­per­a­ture around the plants. Sec­ond­ly, the non­wo­ven fab­ric allows mois­ture to pen­e­trate, pre­vent­ing the plant from dry­ing out, which is impor­tant in win­ter when access to water is lim­it­ed. Thanks to these prop­er­ties, the agro-tex­tile rein­forces the plants’ nat­ur­al defences, con­firm­ing that it is extreme­ly use­ful dur­ing the win­ter months.

How to use agro-textile properly in winter?

To agro-fibre could effec­tive­ly pro­tect from frost, it must be applied cor­rect­ly. First of all, choose a suit­able agro-tex­tile with a rec­om­mend­ed weight of 50–70 g/m². Start by cov­er­ing the plant thor­ough­ly, mak­ing sure it falls all the way to the ground. Make sure the plants are com­plete­ly sur­round­ed by the mate­r­i­al to make the most of its insu­lat­ing prop­er­ties. Then fix the mate­r­i­al to pre­vent it from mov­ing in the wind — use spe­cial gar­den­ing pins, stones or string to secure the edges. It is impor­tant to spread the agro-tex­tile even­ly, avoid­ing unnec­es­sary pres­sure on the plants that could dam­age them. Remem­ber to reg­u­lar­ly check the con­di­tion of the plants and the fix­ing of the agro-tex­tile, espe­cial­ly after strong winds or snow­fall. This will ensure that young seedlings and cold-sen­si­tive plants are effec­tive­ly pro­tect­ed from frost. Prop­er use of the agro-tex­tile ensures that it will act as the best ther­mal bar­ri­er.

Advantages of using agro-textiles for winter plant protection

Use of agro-tex­tiles for frost pro­tec­tion brings a num­ber of ben­e­fits that deci­sive­ly improve the con­di­tion of plants dur­ing the win­ter peri­od. First of all, the agro-tex­tile pro­tects the plants from extreme tem­per­a­tures and frosts, which increas­es their chances of sur­viv­ing until spring. By sta­bil­is­ing the micro­cli­mate around the plants, the agro-tex­tile helps to pro­tect young and ten­der seedlings, lead­ing to longer plant life and bet­ter yields in the com­ing sea­sons. Thanks to its insu­lat­ing prop­er­ties, plants are less exposed to heat stress, which strength­ens their nat­ur­al defence mech­a­nisms.

Anoth­er advan­tage of using agro-tex­tiles for frost pro­tec­tion is to save time for the gar­den­er. Once cor­rect­ly fixed, agro-tex­tile requires min­i­mal main­te­nance through­out the win­ter, reduc­ing gar­den­ing activ­i­ty in harsh weath­er con­di­tions. By choos­ing the right agro-tex­tile, suit­ed to the pre­vail­ing cli­mat­ic con­di­tions, gar­den­ers can enjoy the reas­sur­ance that their plants are effec­tive­ly pro­tect­ed.

The most common mistakes when using agro-textiles

Dur­ing appli­ca­tion agro-tex­tiles for frost pro­tec­tion gar­den­ers often make sev­er­al com­mon mis­takes that can negate its effec­tive­ness. The first is choos­ing the wrong type or weight. A fleece that is too thin will not pro­vide ade­quate insu­la­tion, so it is impor­tant to check which agro fleece for win­ter is appro­pri­ate — a weight of 50–70 g/m² is rec­om­mend­ed. Anoth­er mis­take is to cov­er the plants care­less­ly. The non­wo­ven fab­ric should sur­round the plants tight­ly and the edges must be firm­ly fas­tened. It is also a mis­take to lay the agro-tex­tile too tight­ly. Exces­sive pres­sure on the plants can dam­age them. In addi­tion, a loose­ly imposed non­wo­ven fab­ric cre­ates an ‘air bub­ble’ around the plant, thus pro­tect­ing the plants more effec­tive­ly.