Agroperl – the ecological perlite (doping for your raised bed)

Raised bed
Power for your raised bed

How to get your perfect raised bed with Agroperl.

1. The right material for the raised bed

Basically, your personal taste is required when choosing the material, because the basic construction of a raised bed can be made of wood, natural stone, metal or concrete. Each of these materials has certain advantages and disadvantages. If you want to commit to a location in the garden for a longer period of time, you are well advised to create a solid raised bed made of stones (brick or as a natural stone wall without mortar), because it is not only weather-resistant, the stones also store heat.

2. The right size for your raised bed

Over the years, some standard sizes have emerged in retail. For example, most raised beds are 70 to 140 centimetres wide and 70 to 90 centimetres high for good working posture and filling height. Of course, you are free to choose the dimensions of an individual production. For a comfortable and back-friendly working posture, we recommend a height of 90 centimeters (about your hip height) and a width that should not exceed your arm length so that you can work comfortably.

3. The right layering in the raised bed

In order for the natural heating in the raised bed to work, it is important to fill the raised bed correctly. For this purpose, four layers should be filled in roughly equal parts:

As a base over the thin drainage layer of gravel, a layer of coarse green waste (twigs, branches, etc.) is applied.On top of this is a layer of finer green waste such as lawn clippings and autumn leaves.This is followed by a layer of ecological perlite.aus ökologischen Perlit.Finally, the planting layer of a mixture of compost and potting soil.

4. Correct use of heat generation in the raised bed

Due to its natural heat development, the raised bed has the enormous advantage that, firstly, you can start cultivating plants at an early stage. In addition, with a well thought-out planting plan, it can be used to garden very efficiently and productively throughout the entire gardening season.

5. Slug protection through ecological aids

Leaf salads in particular are a special treat for snails. The slimy predators are not disturbed even by a high bed, but they can also be kept away. Since vegetables and fruit are usually cultivated in raised beds for their own consumption, we advise against the use of chemical agents and recommend a combination of ecologically harmless options:

A copper band about three centimetres wide, which is attached to the lower area of the raised bed all around, keeps snails away. They shy away from contact with the material and do not cross the belt.The situation is similar with coffee grounds. A trail around the base of the raised bed is intended to deter the slimy predators.

6. Mixed cultivation for fewer pests and better growth

Even if a raised bed does not provide a huge area for cultivation, it is worthwhile to plant it in a mixed culture. The rule of thumb is: do not cultivate plants of the same family next to each other and not one after the other. They extract the same nutrients from the soil, it leaches out faster and cannot regenerate properly. If, on the other hand, non-family vegetables are integrated into the mixed culture, the soil recovers better and your plants are less likely to be affected by diseases or pests.
Here, too, the essential oils of some plants can be useful. If, for example, you plant dill, wormwood or onions next to pest-prone vegetables such as cucumbers, you will find that there is little or no feeding damage.

7. Agroperl – the ecological perlite (doping for your raised bed)

Agroperl-G the breathing natural sand stores water and drains Sterile, pH neutral and very light – it aerates and loosens the soil and stores water (up to 50% vol.!) in the corn,
i.e. 100 litres of Agroperl can store 50 litres of water and slowly release it to the plant via the roots.

Agroperl always stores water when it is available. You need to water much less often! Agroperl is a volcanic rock expanded by heat (closely related to window glass) and has many pores and capillaries. Agroperl is organic and not plastic! On the contrary: Agroperl is pH-neutral and non-flammable.

It is not attacked or decomposed by acids, bases, bacteria or sunlight and is frost-proof. Agroperl promotes the long-term effect of fertilisers due to its high storage volume. Its bright, reflective color supports photosynthesis even in the UV range (important in low natural light!).

pH-neutral soil additiveMineral – ecological – durableup to 50 % water savingsmoistened, ventilated, drainedOptimizes air-to-water ratiopromotes fine root growththe storing natural sandorganic and healthy natural productnatural long-term soil improverDurable and vermin-proof