Per m² Wool cloth for the garden - alternative anti-root cloth - Made of sheep's wool

Discover the value of sheep's wool for your garden

In the Netherlands, much sheep wool is currently considered a 'waste product', a waste of a precious resource. However, sheep wool possesses a wealth of useful properties that are invaluable for your (vegetable) garden.

The benefits of sheep's wool and various applications: Using sheep's wool as a ground cover inhibits moisture evaporation, while at the same time retaining moisture. This makes it ideal for use as an underlay in a 'no-dig' bed or as a covering for vegetable garden containers, where it can even replace cardboard.

Moreover, sheep's wool is a natural source of nutrients such as nitrogen, potassium and sulphur. The soil life will slowly but surely release these nutrients from the wool, making them available to the plants in your garden.

Sheep wool can also serve as an effective 'weed suppressor'. For areas where unwanted weeds such as ground elder thrive, a layer of sheep's wool provides a natural solution. Also for laying out garden paths, for example with wood chips, an underlayer of sheep's wool prevents weed growth by providing light blocking. It is an eco-friendly alternative to plastic anti-root cloth.

In addition, sheep's wool is ideal for planting vegetable garden plants. By simply rolling out a piece, cutting crosses at the desired planting locations and placing the plants, it reduces soil drying out and less time spent on weeding.

Practical information: The sheep wool used for these applications comes from the Netherlands. The slab is 1 metre wide and 4 mm thick, weighing 350 grams per square metre. Although the colour of the wool is always brown, the shade may vary from batch to batch. The degradation time of sheep's wool varies depending on use, but it is estimated that a slab of sheep's wool will have fully degraded after about 1.5 years.

Discover the versatile possibilities of sheep wool for a thriving and healthy garden today!