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- Optimal path planning in the vegetable garden
- Plan routes optimally
- Create main and byways properly
- Attach main routes
- Byways and care trails
- Tips
Garden paths made of mulch are easy to put on and smell good
Optimal path planning in the vegetable garden
In the traditional vegetable garden runs in the middle between the rows of beds a broad, well-paved main path. This connects the kitchen garden with the other garden parts as well as the house and / or the garden shed. Narrow secondary roads or care paths that enable and facilitate garden maintenance run between the flower beds. In order to be able to supply every vegetable patch optimally, the paths must also be planned correctly.
Plan routes optimally
Standard vegetable beds are usually around 100 to 120 centimeters wide, 150 to 200 centimeters long and rectangular. These measurements ensure that the gardener can easily reach every spot in the bed. Beet care takes place from a narrow care path, which only needs to be between 30 and 40 centimeters wide. Mostly the path is as wide as the gardener's two adjoining feet, as he simply stamps his way in spring as needed. The main path, however, should be at least 90 to 120 centimeters wide to provide enough freedom of movement for a push or sack truck and space for parking harvest baskets or fertilizer sacks.
Create main and byways properly
In addition to the main path and the care paths between the beds also recommends the creation of connecting passages that provide, for example, access to the compost heap, tool shed or the greenhouse. These paths only need to be between 60 and 80 centimeters wide.
Attach main routes
Main roads are best secured with plates, paving stones or gravel or gravel. These pavements should also be laid with a 20 to 30 centimeter thick foundation (as drainage and leveling layer) of gravel or coarse gravel. Pound the substructure as hard as possible so that the lining can not slip. In addition, there is a layer of sand or fine gravel about five centimeters thick in the case of slabs or paving; So the soil has to be dug deep enough. In gravel and gravel paths, a root protection fleece over the substructure can prevent the growth of weeds. The pads should be laid with a slight slope to both sides so that no puddles remain on the paths later.
Byways and care trails
For the byways between the beds range from 30 to 40 inches wide. They simply follow these paths or cover them with bark mulch, which, however, needs to be replaced more often. Above all narrow slats made of wood, plastic or metal have proved their worth. A little more effort requires a gravel or gravel cover as in the main roads.
Tips
Especially beds with unpaved paths benefit from a low bed enclosure. This ensures that the fertile soil remains within the beds and weeds are less likely to invade.