When you are choosing an erosion control product for your
site there are many options. Before
choosing a product there are many factors that you have to consider for your
site.
Slope gradient
Energy
Soil profile
Hydrology
Soil to mat contact
Is it tidally influenced?
One often overlooked factor is whether you are planting or
seeding. These factors should be taken
into account as well.
Are you seeding with turf seed?
Are you seeding with herbaceous seed?
What size plant material are you planting?
If you are seeding with turf seed then most options are
still open to you. But if you are
seeding with herbaceous seed you choices are more limited. Often coconut matting is too dense for
herbaceous plants to push through. They
can still germinate underneath but not find its way through the matting. The same holds true for straw coconut blends
on wider bladed herbaceous plants. Straw blankets will work well with herbaceous seeding but if
your conditions require a heavy duty product and you are seeding with herbaceous
seeds coconut netting will provide the open space needed.
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| Straw Blanket with photodegradable netting |
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| 70% Straw 30% Cocunut Blanket with photodegradable netting |
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| Coconut Blanket with photodegradable netting |
When planting plants through a mat keep in mind that every
cut you make into a mat weakens the strength the mat. Netting can often be manipulated to plant
smaller material without making cuts.
Coir Mat 400 is loosely woven so that it can be opened wide enough to
plant up to a 1 gallon plant without making a cut. Coir Mat 700 can be opened wide enough to
plant a 2” plug or a tubeling without making a cut.
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| Coir Mat 400 (400 grams per square meter) |
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| Coir Mat 700 (700 grams per square meter) |
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