How does Biocovers need to be installed?
- Free surface properly from trees, plants and weeds.
- Flatten the surface.
- Start rolling out the bio weed control mats.
- Each roll should overlap 15-20cm with the adjacent roll.
- The position of the overlap should be away from the dominant wind direction.
- Fix the ends of the mat carefully with U-shaped metal pins or dig the ends of the material at least 15 cm in the ground. Piles of sand or gravel can also be used instead of pins.
- Minimal size of the metal U-shaped pin should be 20 x 30 x 20 cm. The pins used on the overlap should be used in the length direction (not cross direction). See picture below.
- Frequency : install 1 pin or 1 pile of gravel/sand every running meter in both length and width direction. This should also be done on central parts and overlaps.
- Make cross incisions to allow the installation of new plants or trees.
- It’s better to cut a 3-star incision instead of a 4-star incision.
- Close the incision carefully around the new installed plants or trees
- Cover that area with some gravel, sand or bark.
- After installing the bio weed control mats and plants, check carefully if all pins are still deep enough in the ground.