Landscape fabric is a great way to keep weeds out of your flower beds and garden to ensure they look amazing. Unlike landscaping materials like black plastic, landscape fabrics like geotextile drainage fabric are porous—allowing water, air, and nutrients to feed your plants’ roots.

However, if you don’t install landscaping fabrics correctly, you could flood your plants. If you want to ensure a thriving garden, follow these tricks and tips to prevent your landscape filter fabric from clogging. With the right drainage, you can keep your garden pristine. 

Ensure You Have a Smooth Foundation

The ground moves, freezes, thaws, and swells as the days go by. When you lay down your landscaping fabric, make sure you have a smooth surface. While installing your material, any rocks, twigs, or other debris on the ground will tear it and allow weeds, insects, and other things to clog your garden, resulting in improper drainage.

Don’t Make Your Holes for Plants Too Small

Once you’ve installed the fabric, you’re ready to plant! When planting, create small holes for your plants—but not too small. If you cut too small of a hole, you will run into dying plants and puddles of water. 

You want your incision to be a little bigger than the stem of your plants, and you can always cut it more as the plant grows.

Make Sure You Have a Positive Slope for Draining

Water can pool on your landscape filter if there’s nowhere for the water to drain. This pooling can cause bug issues, fungi, and dying plants. Instead of a completely flat or concave surface, you want a slight slope to allow the water to drain correctly and prevent clogging. 

When installing your landscape filter fabric, always take extra precautions to prevent future problems. Use our tips for preventing landscape filter fabric from clogging to ensure that your garden space is puddle-free and beautiful.

Feel free to contact us at Extech Building Materials if you have additional questions about the perfect landscaping materials for you!