Burlap bag containers?

[rudylr]

Has anyone used burlap bags for a container. I can get all the bags I want from my coffee guy. I was thinking of trying some for next year. I used some 5 gal sips,a few laundry baskets lined with landscape fabric and some regular containers with holes in the bottom this year. My laundry baskets seemed to have a little better root balls when I pulled them last month. From the air pruning I suppose. I would be interested in what everyone is using for containers and what they like about them. I wonder if you could put a net cup in the burlap bag and make a rain gutter grow system.







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[luigiwu]

Burlap will disintegrate quickly in the UV and the wetness. If you are looking for cheap and effective, you cannot beat the 50cent walmart shopping bags.

[ChiliPeppa]

I am looking at chicken and livestock feed sacks as a possibility for some of my plants this spring. The current thing in most feed sacks is porous plastic so they might be a good option. Most people just throw them away. So if you have friends with chickens or livestock..

[Greatgardens]

Along the same line, 50# bags that sunflower seeds come in would likely work for short term, but UV degradation is going to zap most materials that are not really designed to set out exposed to sun/weather. On the other side, I have some 14 and 16-in garden pots that I've used for 20+ years, so the cost per year is really low. Think of it as a "capital investment!" ;-)
-GG

[greenthumbomaha]

Hello form Omaha, are you getting snow? I was thinking along the same line, rudylr. I picked up a large burlap bag at Menards for 99cents last summer in the lawn seed area. I was thinking of starting potatoes in the burlap bag in regular miracle grow with maybe a bucket of bagged compost. I would be hesitant to use a very light potting soil in a bag that was porous.

- Lisa

[Worth1]

Burlap will last one season.
Here is the problem they used to give them away for free or little money at the feed store.
We had 100's of them stacked up in the barn.
You need to find a place that sells them for the original intent.
Now they have became popular for other reasons so the price has went up.

Here I found a wholesaler.
You can get them for less than a dollar a bag.

https://www.centralohiobagandburlap....rlap-bags.aspx

Worth

[rudylr]

Ya greenthumbohmaha we are just getting a dusting up here in Sioux City. I heard maybe 8" down there. I am going to try a few of those next year.They wound be the perfect size I think. I will double them up too, they only have to last 5 months. Im excited about starting my garden this spring. Going to try different containers and watering methods. I have made grow lights and am going to start from seed for the first time. Ive bought most of my seeds tomato and pepper seeds from the favorites everyone talks about on here. I want to get a jump on spring and start my seeds a little early. Probably going to build a cloche and put the plants in there untill the weather warms up good, then transplant to there finale homes. Cant wait! Merry Christmas everyone.