The best date is immediately after planting
After the planting, there is the best opportunity to devote yourself to a professional tree grate. Instead of leaving the young roots to their own devices, pave the way for vital growth with careful tillage. Since the earth is pretty loose as a result of the digging work, the work is easy.
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Edging decorates every tree slice - tips for design
With an edging, you can put a tree slice in the limelight. Disused cobblestones or antique cobblestones are well suited for this purpose. As a rule of thumb for the ideal radius, measure the crown diameter and add 10 to 20 cm. The average diameter of a tree slice, including the border, is 80 to 100 cm. How to skilfully create the stone border for the root disc:
- Use a string and a folding rule to determine the correct radius
- Lay the stones in a circle and hammer in with a rubber mallet at ground level
- Sweep fine sand into the joints
Is the planting site located within a lawn and is it regularly driven on with a ride-on mower? Then please use gravel and sand to create a 10 to 15 cm thick substructure for the edging.
Finishing the tree grate - here's how to do it right
Within the finished edging remove all weeds and carefully loosen the soil. In the next step mulch The tree grate with clippings, straw or leaves. Bark mulch or pine bark act as a Mulch(€ 239.00 at Amazon *) extremely decorative on tree grates. Since this material removes nutrients from the soil, please sprinkle 50 to 100 grams in advance Horn shavings(€ 32.93 at Amazon *) per square meter and pour.
Tips
Only after 5 years has a tree established itself sufficiently on the site that it is prepared for the competition from underplanting. This waiting period is also required if you have the Pave the tree grate and want to make them accessible or drivable in this way.
