You don't just have to throw away cherry laurel clippings. The leaves can be used well to fill a raised bed. Here you will find out how to do this and what to pay attention to.
How can you use cherry laurel to fill a raised bed?
Cherry laurel cuttings are suitable for filling a raised bed as the bottom layer of coarse material. It provides nutrient release, loose soil and attracts animals that accelerate rotting. Other layers include downward-turned sod, shredded material, compost and soil.
Which parts of the cherry laurel do I use for a raised bed?
You can reuse the cherry laurel clippingsshreddingor simplybranches and create a raised bed with them. The coarse material will slowly decompose. It releases nutrients bit by bit into the substrate. In addition, the material as the bottom layer of the raised bed ensures that the soil is loose. It attracts animals that accelerate rotting and have a beneficial effect on the quality of the substrate.
Which layers of cherry laurel should I fill raised beds with?
A raised bed should be composed of different layers ofcoarseandfine material. Typically, in a raised bed, the following layers are filled one on top of the other from bottom to top.
- Shrub cuttings, e.g. cherry laurel
- downward-turned sods
- chopped material, bark mulch or leaves
- Compost
- Earth
On the one hand, the different layers ensure a good supply of nutrients in the raised bed. You also create favorable temperatures in your bed. Both contribute to the fact that other plants in this bed have particularly good growing conditions
How do I create a raised bed instead of a cherry laurel?
CuttingFirst cut the cherry laurel and make sure that you remove theRootstock If you don't dig up the roots, the cherry laurel will otherwise it will grow out of the bed again. You can then use the clippings with the twigs and leaves directly to fill the raised bed. The branches of the plant will serve you well here. A great raised bed will then be created at the previous location of the cherry laurel, which you can use to plant a wide variety of things.
Tip
Accelerate rotting
The leathery leaves of the cherry laurel rot very slowly. Take advantage of this feature when filling the raised bed. But they can also accelerate rotting. Shred the clippings and the leaves will decompose much faster.
