Been reading this thread - Just replanted my earthboxes yesterday. Never occured to me to use bags for covers. I will try that next time - Thanks!
Right now I use Garden Docs method heavy construction plastic - it is kind of a pain to wrestle it on and tie it around, but it does last a long time.
On an interesting note - Garden Doc gave an hour long lecture on his earth boxes here a few weeks ago ( he said he has 133 of them in his back yard).
He said he stopped using the tuck method because here in Mississippi it give a place for weeds to accumulate and grow. I did like the idea of rain water collection, which was his original goal.
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