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Wed, Nov 16, 11 at 16:04
| Critters (skunks, cats, and/or racoons) are digging in my new lasagna beds. They almost dug up a plant.
I'm considering covering the bed with burlap, and planting straight through the burlap, then covering the burlap with mulch. Would the burlap decompose while it deters the animals from digging? I would want it to eventually decompose, as the animals don't dig in the older planted beds. |
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| On the moist ground, burlap will decompose in no time. But I'm not so sure it will deter animals from digging. If they are persistant, it might make a bigger mess. |
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| If you get of natural fibers, Jute or Sisal, it will be digested. I have seen burlap made of synthetic fibers that probably will not. |
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- Posted by nevermore44 (My Page) on Thu, Nov 17, 11 at 10:50
| You could try the odor deterrents too. I could just see a critter snagging some of the burlap and going crazy trying to get through and pull it up = potential big mess. |
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| I know what kimmsr is talking about. It is not burlap, it is woven plastic fiber, you do not want that. Burlap will last 6 months outside. I get it free by the truck load & use it for mulch & to suppress most weeds. Some burlap bags has synthetic string holding it's seams together. This will not rot, but it can be removed easier then a bed of weeds. |
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