Vegetables Gardening - Growing Organic Vegetables

In my last posting I mentioned building raised boxes to put the cucumber plants and cantaloupes into that I am having trouble with being in the plastic bucket containers. However, since then I had another idea I wish to run by everyone hoping someone has done what I am proposing and if not why not, what is the drawback. I do not want to make any more mistakes if I don't have to. My proposal is to make a frame around the plants with open sides which I would cover with burlap that I would staple to the wood all the way around and I would put weed fabric and cardboard at the bottom before I filled it in with soil. As far as getting the plants out of the buckets, it is going to be one heck of a task without breaking the plants that are connected to the cattle panel. So I am thinking of cutting the buckets from top to bottom and opening them up to remove the entire root bound plant that way. Then I would have to separate some of the roots before I put them in the soil of the raised bed. I am making worm casting tea to use tomorrow so that I can possibly revive them a little before I start yanking them around.

I am looking for input regarding the use of burlap for the walls of the bed. I know that in time they decompose but for the small price I can add a new wall using the burlap again. Lowe's has the roll of burlap 3ft x 24ft out of which I could make four 1'6" high x 2' wide x 4' long raised beds. The wood posts I already have all I have to do is assemble them and staple the burlap all the way around it.

The thought came to me that burlap would let the air into it and water out of it. It seems like a good idea to me, unless someone can give me feedback as to why it is not such a good idea.

I would like to thank everyone for their feedback in advance.

Laszlo
Zone 7b, Raleigh, NC

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