Mulch is defined as any material that is placed on the surface of cultivated soil, be that over beds, fields or over compost in individual pots. It could be something like this jute mulch roll, cardboard, straw, hay or bark chippings. It’s a technique that’s been around for millennia, but it seems to have fallen out of favour through modern farming methods.
The benefits of mulch are widespread, both for domestic gardeners and widescale horticulturalists, farmers and foresters. We have certainly noticed the benefits of mulch our gardens and in our Buy Land Plant Trees project.
Here are a few of the benefits of mulch:
Conserves water – mulch conserves water by reducing water evaporation from the soil. Mulch allows water to permeate through it into the soil below. However, the barrier the mulch forms between soil and the air reduces the amount of water that evaporates off the soil’s surface. Studies of mulch in draught-prone countries have demonstrated how the water-saving properties of mulch improve crop growth.
Naturally suppresses weeds – using mulch to cover soil and compost where plants or crops are growing creates a natural barrier against weeds. The weeds don’t have access to light, can’t photosynthesise, and therefore perish and eventually rot away into the ground.
Reduces competition for water and nutrients – by reducing the number of weeds it ensures that there is less competition for plants. This means they can access more water and nutrients, helping them to grow more effectively! When looking at this in an agricultural context, using mulch reduces the large-scale use of herbicides which is beneficial both to the wider environment and us.
Reduces temperature fluctuations – Mulch protects plant roots against temperature changes by acting as an insulator. They help to regulate soil temperature to keep plant roots cool in the summer and warm in the winter ensuring plants can continue to grow well. Our jute mulch roll is particularly good at this because of its density.
Why is Chimney Sheep’s Jute Mulch Roll a great mulch option?
Mulch for every plant – because each plant will get its own little bit of mulch all to themselves, the concentration of mulch per plant is much higher than having to share lots of mulch (like with straw or bark chippings) with other plants. The density of the roll also helps with this. If you are wanting to mulch individual plants or trees, then our mulch mats would work better!
Provides nutrients for the plants as they compost down – jute is a natural vegetable fibre so once it has composted down, it provides lots of nutrients to help plant growth.
Helping to deter greedy slugs and snails – while we can never promise that our mulch roll will completely deter slugs and snails, it does make it a lot harder for the greedy molluscs to gain access and devour precious plants.
No plastic – unlike the polypropylene versions, these our Jute Mulch Roll is completely plastic-free which means it will biodegrade and compost down completely, without leaving microplastics in the soil.
How can I use the Jute Mulch Roll for hedging?
Just roll it out along the length of where the hedge is to go, then cut holes through the fabric to plant the whips through. Simple as that! A roll will sit quite firmly on the ground but if you want to peg them down you can use our bamboo pegs which will also compost down.
Conventional hedging necessitates the use of herbicides to remove all weeds, then planting of the whips, usually with guards and stakes, then returning for re-treatment of herbicides to manage weed control. Using the jute weed control for hedging reduces this work and use of chemicals. The jute efficiently supresses the weeds. The weed control fabric can be cut with a pair of sharp scissors or knife, puncturing holes in it through which the whips can be planted.
Once you’ve planted the hedging using the jute, you can just leave it! The jute will supress weeds and remove the need to return and spray or strim. The jute lasts at least a year by which time the whips will be well established. It gradually biodegrades down to provide additional nutrients for the young trees. It also retains moisture thus reducing the need to water in dry conditions.
What is mulch?
Mulch is defined as any material that is placed on the surface of cultivated soil, be that over beds, fields or over compost in individual pots. It could be something like this jute mulch roll, cardboard, straw, hay or bark chippings. It’s a technique that’s been around for millennia, but it seems to have fallen out of favour through modern farming methods.
The benefits of mulch are widespread, both for domestic gardeners and widescale horticulturalists, farmers and foresters. We have certainly noticed the benefits of mulch our gardens and in our Buy Land Plant Trees project.
Here are a few of the benefits of mulch:
Conserves water – mulch conserves water by reducing water evaporation from the soil. Mulch allows water to permeate through it into the soil below. However, the barrier the mulch forms between soil and the air reduces the amount of water that evaporates off the soil’s surface. Studies of mulch in draught-prone countries have demonstrated how the water-saving properties of mulch improve crop growth.
Naturally suppresses weeds – using mulch to cover soil and compost where plants or crops are growing creates a natural barrier against weeds. The weeds don’t have access to light, can’t photosynthesise, and therefore perish and eventually rot away into the ground.
Reduces competition for water and nutrients – by reducing the number of weeds it ensures that there is less competition for plants. This means they can access more water and nutrients, helping them to grow more effectively! When looking at this in an agricultural context, using mulch reduces the large-scale use of herbicides which is beneficial both to the wider environment and us.
Reduces temperature fluctuations – Mulch protects plant roots against temperature changes by acting as an insulator. They help to regulate soil temperature to keep plant roots cool in the summer and warm in the winter ensuring plants can continue to grow well. Our jute mulch roll is particularly good at this because of its density.
Why is Chimney Sheep’s Jute Mulch Roll a great mulch option?
Mulch for every plant – because each plant will get its own little bit of mulch all to themselves, the concentration of mulch per plant is much higher than having to share lots of mulch (like with straw or bark chippings) with other plants. The density of the roll also helps with this. If you are wanting to mulch individual plants or trees, then our mulch mats would work better!
Provides nutrients for the plants as they compost down – jute is a natural vegetable fibre so once it has composted down, it provides lots of nutrients to help plant growth.
Helping to deter greedy slugs and snails – while we can never promise that our mulch roll will completely deter slugs and snails, it does make it a lot harder for the greedy molluscs to gain access and devour precious plants.
No plastic – unlike the polypropylene versions, these our Jute Mulch Roll is completely plastic-free which means it will biodegrade and compost down completely, without leaving microplastics in the soil.
How can I use the Jute Mulch Roll for hedging?
Just roll it out along the length of where the hedge is to go, then cut holes through the fabric to plant the whips through. Simple as that! A roll will sit quite firmly on the ground but if you want to peg them down you can use our bamboo pegs which will also compost down.
Conventional hedging necessitates the use of herbicides to remove all weeds, then planting of the whips, usually with guards and stakes, then returning for re-treatment of herbicides to manage weed control. Using the jute weed control for hedging reduces this work and use of chemicals. The jute efficiently supresses the weeds. The weed control fabric can be cut with a pair of sharp scissors or knife, puncturing holes in it through which the whips can be planted.
Once you’ve planted the hedging using the jute, you can just leave it! The jute will supress weeds and remove the need to return and spray or strim. The jute lasts at least a year by which time the whips will be well established. It gradually biodegrades down to provide additional nutrients for the young trees. It also retains moisture thus reducing the need to water in dry conditions.
Jute Mulch Mat Weed Control Roll
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£10.25
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Select Size: 1 Linear Metre (1m x 1m)
Plastic-free
Compostable
Recycled materials
Recyclable
Made in the UK
Our compostable and very dense Jute Mulch Roll is just like our Mulch Mats but designed to mulch larger areas rather than individual plants. That makes it great for allotments, bigger plant beds and hedge planting.
The Jute Mulch Roll keeps bigger areas of plants protected and helps them to grow by:
Reducing water evaporation
Creating a natural barrier against weeds
Reducing competition for water and nutrients
Reducing temperature fluctuations of the soil and roots
Providing nutrients for the plants as they compost down
Helping to deter greedy slugs and snails
Due to its density, the jute will take a year or two to compost down which means more protection for your plants for longer! To use it you just need to simply roll it out along the length of where your plants are going and cut holes through the fabric to plant the seedlings through. A roll will sit quite firmly on the ground but if you want to peg them down you can use our bamboo pegs which will also compost down.
Each roll is L25m x W1m
If you don’t need a full roll, and our jute mulch mats aren’t quite what you’re after, we can cut this down to size for you (to the nearest metre). For example, if you would like 5 meters, choose the “1 linear metre” option below and insert a quantity of 5. This will give you a 5m x 1m piece of jute.
Product description & details
What is mulch?
Mulch is defined as any material that is placed on the surface of cultivated soil, be that over beds, fields or over compost in individual pots. It could be something like this jute mulch roll, cardboard, straw, hay or bark chippings. It’s a technique that’s been around for millennia, but it seems to have fallen out of favour through modern farming methods.
The benefits of mulch are widespread, both for domestic gardeners and widescale horticulturalists, farmers and foresters. We have certainly noticed the benefits of mulch our gardens and in our Buy Land Plant Trees project.
Here are a few of the benefits of mulch:
Conserves water – mulch conserves water by reducing water evaporation from the soil. Mulch allows water to permeate through it into the soil below. However, the barrier the mulch forms between soil and the air reduces the amount of water that evaporates off the soil’s surface. Studies of mulch in draught-prone countries have demonstrated how the water-saving properties of mulch improve crop growth.
Naturally suppresses weeds – using mulch to cover soil and compost where plants or crops are growing creates a natural barrier against weeds. The weeds don’t have access to light, can’t photosynthesise, and therefore perish and eventually rot away into the ground.
Reduces competition for water and nutrients – by reducing the number of weeds it ensures that there is less competition for plants. This means they can access more water and nutrients, helping them to grow more effectively! When looking at this in an agricultural context, using mulch reduces the large-scale use of herbicides which is beneficial both to the wider environment and us.
Reduces temperature fluctuations – Mulch protects plant roots against temperature changes by acting as an insulator. They help to regulate soil temperature to keep plant roots cool in the summer and warm in the winter ensuring plants can continue to grow well. Our jute mulch roll is particularly good at this because of its density.
Why is Chimney Sheep’s Jute Mulch Roll a great mulch option?
Mulch for every plant – because each plant will get its own little bit of mulch all to themselves, the concentration of mulch per plant is much higher than having to share lots of mulch (like with straw or bark chippings) with other plants. The density of the roll also helps with this. If you are wanting to mulch individual plants or trees, then our mulch mats would work better!
Provides nutrients for the plants as they compost down – jute is a natural vegetable fibre so once it has composted down, it provides lots of nutrients to help plant growth.
Helping to deter greedy slugs and snails – while we can never promise that our mulch roll will completely deter slugs and snails, it does make it a lot harder for the greedy molluscs to gain access and devour precious plants.
No plastic – unlike the polypropylene versions, these our Jute Mulch Roll is completely plastic-free which means it will biodegrade and compost down completely, without leaving microplastics in the soil.
How can I use the Jute Mulch Roll for hedging?
Just roll it out along the length of where the hedge is to go, then cut holes through the fabric to plant the whips through. Simple as that! A roll will sit quite firmly on the ground but if you want to peg them down you can use our bamboo pegs which will also compost down.
Conventional hedging necessitates the use of herbicides to remove all weeds, then planting of the whips, usually with guards and stakes, then returning for re-treatment of herbicides to manage weed control. Using the jute weed control for hedging reduces this work and use of chemicals. The jute efficiently supresses the weeds. The weed control fabric can be cut with a pair of sharp scissors or knife, puncturing holes in it through which the whips can be planted.
Once you’ve planted the hedging using the jute, you can just leave it! The jute will supress weeds and remove the need to return and spray or strim. The jute lasts at least a year by which time the whips will be well established. It gradually biodegrades down to provide additional nutrients for the young trees. It also retains moisture thus reducing the need to water in dry conditions.
What is mulch?
Mulch is defined as any material that is placed on the surface of cultivated soil, be that over beds, fields or over compost in individual pots. It could be something like this jute mulch roll, cardboard, straw, hay or bark chippings. It’s a technique that’s been around for millennia, but it seems to have fallen out of favour through modern farming methods.
The benefits of mulch are widespread, both for domestic gardeners and widescale horticulturalists, farmers and foresters. We have certainly noticed the benefits of mulch our gardens and in our Buy Land Plant Trees project.
Here are a few of the benefits of mulch:
Conserves water – mulch conserves water by reducing water evaporation from the soil. Mulch allows water to permeate through it into the soil below. However, the barrier the mulch forms between soil and the air reduces the amount of water that evaporates off the soil’s surface. Studies of mulch in draught-prone countries have demonstrated how the water-saving properties of mulch improve crop growth.
Naturally suppresses weeds – using mulch to cover soil and compost where plants or crops are growing creates a natural barrier against weeds. The weeds don’t have access to light, can’t photosynthesise, and therefore perish and eventually rot away into the ground.
Reduces competition for water and nutrients – by reducing the number of weeds it ensures that there is less competition for plants. This means they can access more water and nutrients, helping them to grow more effectively! When looking at this in an agricultural context, using mulch reduces the large-scale use of herbicides which is beneficial both to the wider environment and us.
Reduces temperature fluctuations – Mulch protects plant roots against temperature changes by acting as an insulator. They help to regulate soil temperature to keep plant roots cool in the summer and warm in the winter ensuring plants can continue to grow well. Our jute mulch roll is particularly good at this because of its density.
Why is Chimney Sheep’s Jute Mulch Roll a great mulch option?
Mulch for every plant – because each plant will get its own little bit of mulch all to themselves, the concentration of mulch per plant is much higher than having to share lots of mulch (like with straw or bark chippings) with other plants. The density of the roll also helps with this. If you are wanting to mulch individual plants or trees, then our mulch mats would work better!
Provides nutrients for the plants as they compost down – jute is a natural vegetable fibre so once it has composted down, it provides lots of nutrients to help plant growth.
Helping to deter greedy slugs and snails – while we can never promise that our mulch roll will completely deter slugs and snails, it does make it a lot harder for the greedy molluscs to gain access and devour precious plants.
No plastic – unlike the polypropylene versions, these our Jute Mulch Roll is completely plastic-free which means it will biodegrade and compost down completely, without leaving microplastics in the soil.
How can I use the Jute Mulch Roll for hedging?
Just roll it out along the length of where the hedge is to go, then cut holes through the fabric to plant the whips through. Simple as that! A roll will sit quite firmly on the ground but if you want to peg them down you can use our bamboo pegs which will also compost down.
Conventional hedging necessitates the use of herbicides to remove all weeds, then planting of the whips, usually with guards and stakes, then returning for re-treatment of herbicides to manage weed control. Using the jute weed control for hedging reduces this work and use of chemicals. The jute efficiently supresses the weeds. The weed control fabric can be cut with a pair of sharp scissors or knife, puncturing holes in it through which the whips can be planted.
Once you’ve planted the hedging using the jute, you can just leave it! The jute will supress weeds and remove the need to return and spray or strim. The jute lasts at least a year by which time the whips will be well established. It gradually biodegrades down to provide additional nutrients for the young trees. It also retains moisture thus reducing the need to water in dry conditions.
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Delivery Monday to Saturday (excluding bank holidays).
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Smaller items will be delivered using Royal Mail 24. Larger items delivered via FedEx or ParcelForce.
Delivery Monday to Saturday (excluding bank holidays).
We have a 60-day return policy, which means you have 60 days after receiving your item to return it.
To be eligible for a return, your item must be in the same, re-sellable condition that you received it, unused, with tags, and in its original packaging. You’ll also need the receipt or proof of purchase.
The postage cost for the return will need to be covered by yourself (please keep the proof of postage until your return has been processed).
At the core of Chimney Sheep is our Community Interest Company, Buy Land Plant Trees (BLPT). For every purchase you make with us, 20% of the profit facilitates the planting of trees on agriculturally poor land in Cumbria.
We set up BLPT in 2019 as a ‘boots on the ground’ tree planting initiative. The company is run by us and the tree planting is done by us. We do it to help you and us to reduce our impact on the planet. The trees we plant reduce CO2 output as well as contribute to the reduction of flooding and the creation of habitats for wildlife.
BLPT isn’t a tick box exercise nor a distant and detached carbon offset company. In fact, this is as much part of our business as the products we sell and is an integral part of our ethos. We are big believers in the phrase ‘think globally, act locally’ and want to make a genuine difference
After decades of no problems, the house next door was sold to “keen young gardeners”. No idea what they are doing, but the full length of the boundary fence suddenly has unbelievable amounts of bindweed appearing from underneath & strangling the climbing roses.
Tried various “green potion solutions” & eventually in desperation resorted to chemicals, but no success.
Have cut the rolls into 25cm strips & poked 5cm underneath the full length of my fence, covering the remainder showing with rocks & broken terracotta to weigh them down.
Planting lots of bulbs etc in front & then sitting back to wait to see if this works. Feeling confident.
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Anonymous
Jute mat roll
Pleased to find a non-plastic material for controlling weeds. Feels like a good solution and will probably use again. I'll wait and see what happens next year first though.
K
K Smith
Weed control
Bought this to help keep weeds etc from growing whilst I establish a clear line between garden boarder and lawn. Felt it was better than continual use of weed killer.
Bought a linear metre and was able to cut it into several strips.
Will order again to complete job.
So far so good and I like the ethics that go with these products.
F
Fay Young
Just what we need
I ordered a sample roll and am delighted with our first trial. The material is excellent quality and very easy to work with. It isn't cheap so I shall keep Chimney Sheep application for new areas of tree and shrub planting.
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