<p>A fabric for plant life contains fibrous material which contains not less than 5 % by weight of an organic polymer fiber having a fineness of not less than 30 deniers, a moisture-absorbent polymer; and a binder polymer, the moisture-absorbent polymer and the binder polymer being adhered to the fibrous material. The fabric has a water absorption per volume of from 0.02 to 10 g water/cm<3>, shows an apparent density of from 0.001 to 0.3 g/cm<3> under elevated pressure of 20 g/cm<2> and has a thickness of not less than 1.5 mm under elevated pressure of 20 g/cm<2>.</p>
