Standard vegetable patches are usually around 100 to 120 centimeters wide, 150 to 200 centimeters long and rectangular. These dimensions ensure that the gardener can easily reach every spot in the bed. The bed care is carried out from a narrow care path that only needs to be between 30 and 40 centimeters wide. Most of the time, the path is as wide as the gardener's two feet next to each other, as the gardener simply tramples the path in the spring if necessary. The main path, on the other hand, should be at least 90 to 120 centimeters wide to allow enough freedom of movement to create space for a wheelbarrow or hand truck as well as space for storing harvest baskets or fertilizer sacks.
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Correctly lay out main and secondary routes
In addition to the main path and the care paths between the beds, it is also advisable to create Connecting corridors that provide access to the compost heap, tool shed or the greenhouse, for example create. These paths only need to be between 60 and 80 centimeters wide.
Secure main paths
Main paths are best made with slabs, cobblestones or gravel or gravel. Gravel attached. These Road surfaces should also be laid with a 20 to 30 centimeter thick substructure (as a drainage and leveling layer) made of gravel or coarse gravel. Tamp the substructure as firmly as possible so that the covering cannot slip. In the case of slabs or paving, there is also an approximately five centimeter thick layer of sand or fine grit; the soil has to be dug accordingly deep. On gravel and gravel paths, a root protection fleece over the substructure can prevent weeds from growing. The surfaces should be laid with a slight slope on both sides so that later no puddles remain on the paths.
Byways and care paths
A width of 30 to 40 centimeters is sufficient for the side paths between the beds. You simply tread on these paths or cover them with bark mulch, which, however, has to be renewed more frequently. Narrow step grids made of wood, plastic or metal have proven particularly effective. A gravel or gravel cover requires a little more effort than the main paths.
Tips
Beds with unpaved paths in particular benefit from a low one Border. This ensures that the fertile soil remains within the bedding area and that weeds penetrate less easily.