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[kwhites634]

How about that weed blocker fabric?

Thought about that, but used it in the garden one year and it disintegrated. We have a roll of it, though. It might work if we double up on it.

 

[kwhites634]

If the slats have only a small space between them you can use coconut fiber.... accross the whole bottm. or Spagnum moss... couple of bags of spagnum goes along way at about an inch thick... Same stuff they use for lining hanging baskets.

deb

Moss might work if I add more slats

 

[shawluvsbirds]

Thought about that, but used it in the garden one year and it disintegrated. We have a roll of it, though. It might work if we double up on it.

I've had better luck with that fabric stuff in planters than I have on the ground. Weeds just somehow push their way through the stuff I got! But. . I have used some in my old Pepsi box as a planter and it's held up for a year so far.

 

[shawluvsbirds]

 

[kwhites634]

I've had better luck with that fabric stuff in planters than I have on the ground. Weeds just somehow push their way through the stuff I got! But. . I have used some in my old Pepsi box as a planter and it's held up for a year so far.

Yea, it really sucked as a weed barrier.

 

[Alaskan]

Yea, it really sucked as a weed barrier.

or the road fabric, it drains some... sure holds up well

 

[Alaskan]

mornin.... Up to two last night.... this morning shoulder hurts knee hurts back hurts and I am hungry...

Other than that Things are peachy except when it gets up to ninety outside and eighty in the house....

Going to go get coffee soon take my Alieve with that and my Tylenol.

deb

ew, sucks

still like the breathing thing?

 

[kwhites634]

or the road fabric, it drains some... sure holds up well

Never heard of it. Know where to get it?

 

[lazy gardener]

View attachment 1425960 @lazy gardener, or anyone else who knows:
This is 1 of 2 planter boxes I've just built for DW's greenhouse. I need something flexible & porous to lay over the slats on the bottom & up the sides that will keep the soil where it belongs, yet allow it to drain. Thinking along the lines of plastic sheeting, 'cause it won't rot, but I'm coming up empty.
Ideas?

Am I seeing that the bed is actually raised, with open space below the bed? Why flexible? I see porous, but don't get the "flexible" bit. If the bed is just the top section, it would need some sort of sturdy slats or bottom, which could then be covered with a material to keep the soil from leaking out. In that case, you could use landscaping fabric, though I absolutely hate the stuff.

 

[Alaskan]

I Googled

Typar road fabric and lots of choices popped up. Here everyone has gravel roads, so you can buy a roll at the local hardware store. Probably difficult to buy just 1 small piece... but maybe not...