Cory, I used it in Cincinnati to mulch a raised bed of lavender. It kept cats from pooping in the 1/3 sand soil, slowed down the weeds from apppearing (but did not stop them), tended to stabilize the soil--the bed was sloped at first, and the sand tended to run to one side without the burlap. And I believe the burlap held together for at least a year. The bed was only a 4x10, so lots of burlap was not needed; and was easy to get in Cincinnati anyway. The burlap mulch was great for the lavender because the fragrance of the oil in the buds (which is what we used to make lavender wands and satchets with) develops more concentrated when the plants have less organic matter in the soil. Then, as the burlap broke down and fell apart, I put it in the compost bins. Here in Guam, burlap seems to be harder to get than in Cincinnati; but I have yet to start really gardening here.
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