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Originally Posted by zeroma
Redbaron,
What type of burlap did you use? I just bought 4 coffee bean bags from a local roasting company to try out as a light/weed barrier and to keep the newspapers etc.
in place. So the burlap will be on the next to the top layer, with just a layer of compost on the very top. It has a nice smooth rather tight weave. Very different from the stuff I see for sale at JoAnn Fabrics or at Lowe's/Home Depot.
I"ll be spreading it on my ivy hill!
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I got the burlap at the sale rack of a crafts store. Bought the whole row but it was only 25 feet long.
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Scott
AKA The Redbaron
"Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; of protracted & thoughtful observation rather than protracted & thoughtless labour; & of looking at plants & animals in all their functions, rather than treating any area as a single-product system."
Bill Mollison
co-founder of permaculture
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