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make your own moss or paper liners?
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Posted by blooming_in_zone5 5-6 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 2, 09 at 18:24
| Yesterday I spent $6 on a cocoa liner for a basket. I think that was $5 too much. There must be a way to make your own - maybe from peat moss or paper? I haven't found anything in a web search, so I came here. Any ideas? ~JoAnn |
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RE: make your own moss or paper liners?
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Hi blooming,
Coconut fibre liners have physical properties that suit basketry; it combines oxygen circulation, moisture retention, adequate drainage & bland looks.
Peat moss will not hold the shape or be a struggle to fill; paper covers a lot of kinds.
Burlap is porous for air circulation & drainage. You can hot glue it to the basket rim & fold it down in. It will rot out faster than coconut & of course cocoa is the source of chocolate.
Nursery shade cloth is synthetic, it won't rot out readily; black common & inelegant.
Embroidery sheets, the white backing you work threads into, will have strength, breathe & drain. |
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