Yes! All our fabrics are designed to transmit water, nutrients, and air to your plants.
The 5, 10, and 20-Year materials are patented products that are specifically designed to be just porous enough to let water through the fabric at the same rate that water is able to flow into the ground. If it were more porous, the water would just run off underneath the material. It would also let many more weeds through, and it would not retain the ground moisture as well.
Initially, it may take 24 to 48 hours for water to penetrate the fabric, but after this time it will move through the fabric almost immediately. The reason for the initial slowness is that the white side (capillary material) must come into firm contact with the ground and become moist to start wicking water into the soil.
Dalen’s landscape materials work many times better than the fabrics you may have used from other manufacturers that are much more porous.
The features described are protected by U.S. Patent numbers 5,047,099 and 5,873,194, assuring you that you are using the finest product available on the market today. Free Shipping Available