Bark for paths?

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rink123

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Bark for paths?
« on: February 25, 2009, 21:33 »
Hi can someone help me pls , i am making some raised beds,in my plot, ant i was thinking of putting bark in between,is this good or bad , slugs ect.  :unsure: .
« Last Edit: February 25, 2009, 22:27 by noshed »

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garddwr

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Re: Help
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2009, 21:36 »
I'm not sure about the answer but a lot of people do use bark. Maybe you should change the message suject to something more revelant. Like "raised beds paths"

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Re: Help
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2009, 21:44 »
Theres lots of lotty people with raised bed on my site use bark with no problems (sometimes we get free delivery on site from Im not sure who!) Easily topped up and easily changed if you want something else.
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Re: Help
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2009, 21:47 »
This year I am declaring war on the snails  >:( and I've just been reading about keeping the site clear of debris where the blighters can hide, apparantly they even hide under a leaf  ???

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Re: Help
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2009, 22:22 »
Nearly every plot on our site has wood chip paths between beds, never been no probs, just needs scraping off and into the compost every so often when it starts to break down.
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noshed

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Re: Bark for paths?
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2009, 22:28 »
I've just tweaked the subject for you. But we use straw on our site - from the manure heap. Then dig it in when you want to swap the beds about.
Self-sufficient in rasberries and bindweed. Slug pellets can be handy.

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Re: Bark for paths?
« Reply #6 on: February 26, 2009, 08:15 »
just remember to top it up regularly or the weeds will grow through it

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Re: Bark for paths?
« Reply #7 on: February 26, 2009, 19:04 »
Ok thanks everyone that's it then bark on my paths hope I dont get loads of dogs coming hehe mind you its cats that are my problem ,but thats another subject I might shout help on ;) Thanks Noshed for the tweak :)

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Re: Bark for paths?
« Reply #8 on: February 28, 2009, 15:08 »
Works best if you put a weed-proof membrane underneath it, stops the weeds coming through and stops the bark or woodchip sinking into the soil.
One good thing about bark/woodchip paths is they are clean when you pop down to pick in your best shoes
One bad thing is that cats sometimes think that bark makes a good toilet- yuk!
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