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kati1337 schrieb:

Exactly. Either you have to plant densely or use ground cover plants. But I’m not sure how well they will spread on the embankment since the roots are planted under the membrane, with the leaves above. I hope the membrane won’t be visible eventually, but I think you either need a lot of plants or patience.

I am considering—or have considered—using membrane on our slope as well. However, I would not want the membrane to remain visible. On flat ground, this kind of thing is often covered with wood chips or similar materials. That would probably not be possible on a slope.

Can you stick the wood chips onto the membrane?

Or a membrane printed with wood chips! - Untapped market?!

Tolentino schrieb:

You could just stick the wood chips onto the membrane?
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Not a bad idea.

That could even allow for certain patterns to be created ... 😉

At my parents’ place, they still use mulch on a membrane on the slope. I’m curious to see how that works out.

In our case, I’m considering skipping the membrane altogether and just applying a thick layer of mulch. Hazelnut, for example, can penetrate and damage the membrane. We have a thick geotextile fabric, which it can’t get through, and it’s easier to remove afterward.

Yes, the plastic sheeting was not my preferred solution either. Two weeks ago, I was still telling all the neighbors that we preferred a green approach and wanted to try it without any covering at first. Then I found myself for the first time with my cheap Makita trimmer in the underbrush, and after an hour I decided that a) I definitely need a brush cutter with a blade, and b) I don’t want to do that a second time. It’s not a small slope either—almost 35 meters (115 feet). And because of the huge alder trees, there were 50 to 100 shoots on the slope, some so deeply rooted that they couldn’t be removed. Plus a lot of thick thistles and nettles. Too much.

In all the other beds, I have worked without plastic sheeting so far and used thick mulch instead, which actually works quite well. Some weeds do come through, but most can be pulled out easily. That’s also because I was far too lazy to prepare the soil properly. 😀

We mulched a small sloped path. On Sunday morning, there was 50mm (2 inches) of rain in 1.5 hours. Some of the mulch was carried away by the water flowing downhill due to gravity. Repairs are now underway. Until then, the path held up quite well. It’s definitely worth trying.