Bag of bamboo garden pegs with two pegs in front on a white background, featuring 'NEW AND IMPROVED' text at the top.

Bunch of bamboo pegs tied together with twine on a white background

Sheepwool felt mulch mat with bamboo pegs on a grassy background

Small tree with a single red apple on a grassy background, protected by a wool mulch mat pegged to the ground with bamboo pegs

piece of sheep wool garden felt with bamboo pegs, seeds, and a trowel full of compost

Bamboo forest with sunlight filtering through the leaves

Product description & details

A while ago, the only pegs available for mulch mats were made of plastic. We really didn't want to sell compostable mulch mats with bits of plastic that would stay in the ground for centuries. So we used cocktail skewers which did a reasonable job but were a little flimsy and could be faffy to insert. We still have these in the wildflower seedmat kit as they are perfect for small projects like this.

However. I am delighted to say that now there are proper, robust bamboo pegs available. These can be stamped or hammered in as necessary. These are particularly useful with our larger square mats, rolls of garden felt, and rolls of jute matting.

Quite often, what we find is that once it gets wet, and grass underneath sort of grows into it in an attempt to get through, it makes it adhere to the ground and the material it's mulching contributes to the mulching properties of the mat. So they don't necessarily need pegging down. But it makes a neater job of it, especially in locations prone to wind.

Simply arrange the mat around the base of the tree. You may need to stamp down any weeds or grass that's already protruding. If it's long don't bother to cut it, just trample it down. Then peg each corner down with a bamboo skewer. There are 40 in a pack, enough to go with up to 10 of our 100cm x 100cm mulch mats.

A while ago, the only pegs available for mulch mats were made of plastic. We really didn't want to sell compostable mulch mats with bits of plastic that would stay in the ground for centuries. So we used cocktail skewers which did a reasonable job but were a little flimsy and could be faffy to insert. We still have these in the wildflower seedmat kit as they are perfect for small projects like this.

However. I am delighted to say that now there are proper, robust bamboo pegs available. These can be stamped or hammered in as necessary. These are particularly useful with our larger square mats, rolls of garden felt, and rolls of jute matting.

Quite often, what we find is that once it gets wet, and grass underneath sort of grows into it in an attempt to get through, it makes it adhere to the ground and the material it's mulching contributes to the mulching properties of the mat. So they don't necessarily need pegging down. But it makes a neater job of it, especially in locations prone to wind.

Simply arrange the mat around the base of the tree. You may need to stamp down any weeds or grass that's already protruding. If it's long don't bother to cut it, just trample it down. Then peg each corner down with a bamboo skewer. There are 40 in a pack, enough to go with up to 10 of our 100cm x 100cm mulch mats.

Bamboo Pegs Pack of 40

Plastic-free

Recyclable

Sustainable

Most of our mulch mats don't need pegging down but the larger square ones, especially the super-size 1m square one, could do with being pegged out until it beds in. Most commerically available mulch mat pegs are made of plastic. We're looking to avoid ways of plastic being left around in the countryside so we like to use these bamboo ones. They won't last as long but they'll last long enough for the job, then biodegrade naturally. They are 9cm long including the twirly bit at the top.

£4.00

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Customer Reviews

Bamboo pegs and Herdwick wool mulch mats

I liked the wool mats, thick and substantial, pre-cut to the centre so were easy to place around the plants - I used the round mats, 40cm diameter for shrubs and 20cm for perennials. I did use the bamboo pegs , which are worth having to stop wind blowing mats away, but they do not have much of a 'hook', so I slanted them across the mat rather than using them like pins to hold it down. Then I put ordinary organic mulch around the plants (bark) to hide and weigh down the mats. I like that the wool will rot & add nutrients to the soil after it has done the job of suppressing weeds.

Really flimsy

Too weak to push through the wool, just snap. Need to make them just a fraction thicker

Bamboo skewers

Bought these to use with some Jute mulch matting I purchased through Chimney Sheep. Totally useless, too short and flimsy. Difficult to push through the mulch matting. If you have stony ground its next to impossible to insert into the ground. They need to be twice as long and twice(or more) as sturdy. Bought some stainless steel pins to do the job instead.

Great Start with Bamboo skewers

I used the mulch mats around my newly planted fruit trees and secured them with the bamboo skewers. Would have liked the skewers a bit longer. So far, both the mats and skewers have stayed firmly in place. A simple yet effective solution!

Not really strong enough to use with garden felt. We ended up having to find an alternative

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