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I love my hanging baskets. I have some unique baskets that I’ve reused…
But a few years ago I decided to make my own “unique” basket. After so many years of cocoa bean shell liners, they were shot so I found some cheap burlap bags.
First, cut a circle just about twice the diameter of your basket. I cut mine to 24 inches across.
You can trim after you get it all set. But make sure you leave about 2 inches overhang (it will start to hang with time).
Next, I laid the cutout inside the basket and lined the bottom with some recycled clear plastic.
I then started placing soil in the basket to hold the burlap. This takes a little adjusting to get the layered burlap to lay right.
So you’ve laid in some soil and adjusted the burlap, now you need to tack it to the basket itself. I used thin garden wire and sewed, so to speak, the layered pieces to the top of the basket. I tacked the burlap in 3 places where the layers overlapped.
And now… to fill and watch it grow to spill over. Remember, give your new plants time to grow into their new home! I made mine to fit a 12 inch basket. There was enough burlap left over for a 10 inch basket.
