Mypex vs Yuzet

Only just seen this thread

I've been using the fabric for at least 10 years and the original is still in good condition.

Mine is down for the whole year, which is much easier, but it depends on the reason for using it.

I, originally, made my own pegs. Like Scrungee, I used heavy duty wire (got it from a builder friend) but found it took a lot of time and effort. It was hard work cutting it (by the time I'd finished my first 50) and was very difficult to bend them into hooks (had to use a vice). Maybe mine was a bit too heavy duty. They work well but I've also resorted to using bricks!

I find that leaving it down all year is not a problem. Each winter or spring I lift one edge and roll it back, dig it over and add loads of compost (removing any perennial weeds that might have grown) and put it back down again. The soil was already in good condition from having had years of digging and composting so I never need the weather to break it down. If the weather is dry when I've been digging, all I need to do to make it look good is sweep any soil or compost off and it's as good as new. If the soil and compost is quite wet I just hose it off.

The used areas never get walked on so it's no problem with digging and the areas I walk on (paths) never get dug and don't have any weeds under the fabric. The reason I also use bricks is that when it has been dug and composted the soil underneath is 6"-9" higher than when it has settled back down. So the loose edge needs pulling tighter before planting. The fixed edge is still pinned down.

Intel, I don't cut circles in mine but cut, approx., a 6" X. Then I fold the triangular pieces under the edge of the holes. This gives a 4" square for planting through. If, in another year, I don't want to use a hole I unfold the triangles and it covers the hole again (sort of!).

The other great advantage with using the fabric is that you can work (planting and cropping) without getting muddy. A particularly good thing if you want to pick some veggies when it's been peeing down. Just walk out into the garden with normal shoes, pick your crop, and back indoors quickly with no mud or muck.

I've been pleasantly surprised how long the fabric has lasted as I've never needed to replace it and the spare lot is in the loft - permanently, I hope.

 

Just to update what I said here. I had a look at it this evening and the triangles are now fraying and some of the holes are open. Not bad or over ten years old!