American Excelsior QuickGrass Pro Erosion Control Blanket Landscape Roll - 2-1/2'x50'

Using 3, 4’ bamboo canes, a 5’ section of landscaping burlap and some zip ties. These hanging strawberry baskets were put together in a single afternoon. Landscaping burlap doesn’t hold a bias well and is not woven very tight. Do not mistake it for the crafting burlap you find in a fabric store. It is perfect for making hanging planters and lots of other applications around the yard.

I gave it 5 stars because they're too many negative reviews on this very useful product. Yes some of them may be a pain in the ass to onroll but once you get it layed out the benefits are great. It keeps bird from eating seeds. It keeps grass seed moist as long as you water regularly. And straw will disintegrate so you don't have any mess to clean up.

It will do the job!

I notice quite a number of negative comment about this product, but I had no problem using it. You do need to be a bit careful when first unrolling it. I found it to be especially useful when reseeding a small hill on our reverse story and a half. I also used it when reseeding a flat spot in our yard, in that it's a reminder not to walk on or mow the reseeded area. The biodegradable posts are nice but not really needed. But if you do use them the yard needs to water in first and one needs to be careful hammering in the posts. I personally like to pick it up several weeks after the new seed is fully growing in well even though it is biodegradable. I simply roll it back up and put it in our lawn recycle bags. It easily rolls up once reseeded area is established if you're careful in pulling it up. Part of this is because our Westie will walk on it and does track some of the fibers in.

Bad mistake to buy this product. Very thin layer of 'straw-like' material on clear plastic mesh, (almost) impossible to get off the roll. The product image shown in listing is not what is happening. Gave up after untangling a 10 ft section and threw away the whole pack.

Had a lot of weed seeding mixed into it.

I've been fighting soil erosion on my banks for years,so I'm optimistic that this product will do the job. Once you prepare your soil and seed this product rolls out easily and has it's own anchors. It's easy to cut for those odd shape's your trying to cover.