I saw this on an episode of 'Victory Garden' and I think I may want to try it. They had made long tubes of burlap into 'sausages' stuffed with straw. I'm not sure if the long side was stitched up or not...maybe just rolled up like a cigar. The 'sausages' were then shaped into a round raised bed and staked into placed with a hemp rope. Fill with organic rich soil and you have your very cool looking bed!
I imagine that this would not last more than a couple of seasons, but it looks nice and it is biodegradeable. May only be worth it if I can get my hands on some cheap or preferably free recycled burlap.
One application that comes to mind is to use it to terrace an area of ground that is sloped. This is a new spot that I will put into tomatoes and peppers this year. I have bales of mixed hay that can be used, but I will do the burlap 'sausage' instead if I can come up with the burlap.
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