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Gardadore · May 29, 2019

I remember mentioning to someone that I was going to use landscape cloth to keep the dirt from falling through. The reply was that then the roots would not go through the cloth. The roots are supposed to go through the holes. So the paper towels seem an ideal solution. But it is all much easier if one waters the soil thoroughly so it compacts better.

May 29, 2019	#10
Gardadore Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Saylorsburg, PA Posts: 261	I remember mentioning to someone that I was going to use landscape cloth to keep the dirt from falling through. The reply was that then the roots would not go through the cloth. The roots are supposed to go through the holes. So the paper towels seem an ideal solution. But it is all much easier if one waters the soil thoroughly so it compacts better.