Ideas to use burlap bags

[JustMe]

I stumbled upon a bunch of burlap bags, all food grade & made from jute......probably atleast 100 of them with an offer for more. Now I'm trying to figure out ways to use them. Some have been cut open and others are intact.

Ideas I've come up with,......

1. use in the garden and/or pathways as a mulch or weedblock. I can even cut into it to plant.

2. fill with soil & plant

3. Maybe make a purse, or small crafty pouch bags for something.......I don't know what yet, but something.



I would like to find something easy to make and then sell it, for a little extra pocket money.......but I'm not really crafty and that's why it would have to be easy. Anyone have ideas here??

 

[Caribou]

sandbags for flood or ballistic protection.

 

[JustMe]

sandbags for flood or ballistic protection.

I live on a hill, so flooding probably wouldn't happen, but the ballistic protection is a great idea. Thanks

 

[Caribou]

I live on a hill, so flooding probably wouldn't happen, but the ballistic protection is a great idea. Thanks

I have only one word for you, "Noah!"

 

[Sourdough]

They make great refrigeration systems.

 

[Mountain trapper]

Back when feed came in burlap bags I'd use the emptys for making drowning sets for beaver. Just fill with rocks and sand, wire the drowning cable to it and toss in deep water. Wish I could find some now.

 

[Smalltimefarmer]

Use them to hang up walnuts to dry before cracking. It keeps the squirrels from stealing them all. That's what happened to me this year. I laid mine out to dry, but the rain started and by the time it stopped, the squirrels had stolen them all.

 

[joel]

When I worked in the coffee plant, I could get Burlap bags for free.
I used them for mulch & clam bakes, some hunter use them as blinds.
Yo can store stuff in them, black walnut until they cure, peas to dry out or Okra pods.
DO NOT let animals sleep on them, my father said it cause the mange by mite infestation.
Check with your vet, I do not know if burlap is bad for animals.

 

[Neb]

I stumbled upon a bunch of burlap bags, all food grade & made from jute......probably atleast 100 of them with an offer for more. Now I'm trying to figure out ways to use them. Some have been cut open and others are intact.

Ideas I've come up with,......

1. use in the garden and/or pathways as a mulch or weedblock. I can even cut into it to plant.

2. fill with soil & plant

3. Maybe make a purse, or small crafty pouch bags for something.......I don't know what yet, but something.



I would like to find something easy to make and then sell it, for a little extra pocket money.......but I'm not really crafty and that's why it would have to be easy. Anyone have ideas here??

I like the fill with dirt and grow. Maybe double up to keep sunlight out.

 

[Neb]

I live on a hill, so flooding probably wouldn't happen, but the ballistic protection is a great idea. Thanks

Control erosion?

Ben

 

[Neb]

I have only one word for you, "Noah!"

That one will never happen again.

Ben

 

[LadyLocust]

They make great refrigeration systems.

I was thinking of this also. And "air-conditioning" in certain situations.

I stumbled upon a bunch of burlap bags, all food grade & made from jute......probably atleast 100 of them with an offer for more. Now I'm trying to figure out ways to use them. Some have been cut open and others are intact.

Ideas I've come up with,......

1. use in the garden and/or pathways as a mulch or weedblock. I can even cut into it to plant.

2. fill with soil & plant

3. Maybe make a purse, or small crafty pouch bags for something.......I don't know what yet, but something.



I would like to find something easy to make and then sell it, for a little extra pocket money.......but I'm not really crafty and that's why it would have to be easy. Anyone have ideas here??

I have seen bed skirts made from burlap. Also a good shade system if laced together and formed into a "canopy."

 

[Cascadian]

I have always loved this episode of Lucille Ball.

 

[LadyLocust]

I have always loved this episode of Lucille Ball.

She was awesome! Back when humor was funny.

 

[Weedygarden]

We used to keep potatoes in burlap bags, also known as gunny sacks. I would think there are many things that could be stored in the intact bags.

 

[joel]

She was awesome! Back when humor was funny.

She airs all over the world & she had at least two different show. I see them sometimes, now that I do not have cable.

 

[Weedygarden]

She airs all over the world & she had at least two different show. I see them sometimes, now that I do not have cable.

You can see many episodes for free on YouTube.

 

[joel]

I was thinking of this also. And "air-conditioning" in certain situations.

I have seen bed skirts made from burlap. Also a good shade system if laced together and formed into a "canopy."

That reminds me we used burlap laced together to remove large piles of Fall leaves, like a trap.

 

[JustMe]

They make great refrigeration systems.

Tell me more about this??? I can't imagine a burlap bag could keep anything cold for very long

 

[JustMe]

Back when feed came in burlap bags I'd use the emptys for making drowning sets for beaver. Just fill with rocks and sand, wire the drowning cable to it and toss in deep water. Wish I could find some now.

I got these at a local hardware store, garden section. I guess alot of the trees and stuff they got in had been shipped in them(?) So that may be a place to check if other garden centers have the bags. IDK, but maybe worth a try

 

[Caribou]

Tell me more about this??? I can't imagine a burlap bag could keep anything cold for very long

You can make a swamp cooler with burlap. Burlap holds plenty of water and is porous enough to allow airflow.

 

[JustMe]

You can make a swamp cooler with burlap. Burlap holds plenty of water and is porous enough to allow airflow.

Thanks, I'll look into that

 

[Patchouli]

If they’re in decent enough condition, line them with cotton fabric and make curtains.
Heidi had burlap on top of her straw bed. Just sayin’. Times get tough…

 

[Acdoctor]

You can make a swamp cooler with burlap. Burlap holds plenty of water and is porous enough to allow airflow.

Be careful Caribou you are telling your age with that post, most don’t even know what a swamp cooler is anymore. Heck I haven’t seen one in my area in at least 20 years.

 

[Haertig]

They look awesome when tied closed in the traditional way using a "Bag Knot" (first picture) or a "Miller's Knot" (second picture). So if you end up doing some craftsy type thing with them, use a short length of rope to tie them closed for its coolness factor (I like the more traditional look of the sisal rope in the first picture).

 

[JustMe]

They look awesome when tied closed in the traditional way using a "Bag Knot" (first picture) or a "Miller's Knot" (second picture). So if you end up doing some craftsy type thing with them, use a short length of rope to tie them closed for its coolness factor (I like the more traditional look of the sisal rope in the first picture).

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Atleast some of the bags had a rope on them similar to the first pic, but I didn't spend alot of time looking them over, other than I did notice there was a small metal end on the rope tie. At first glance, it looked decorative......maybe a company logo stamp?

 

[Terri9630]

Be careful Caribou you are telling your age with that post, most don’t even know what a swamp cooler is anymore. Heck I haven’t seen one in my area in at least 20 years.

Thats what most people have out here. Some have switched to refrigerated A/C but swamp coolers are the main cooling system.

 

[Acdoctor]

Thats what most people have out here. Some have switched to refrigerated A/C but swamp coolers are the main cooling system.

It’s a cheap and effective way of cooling that’s for sure, it’s just puts too much moisture into the space being cooled here in the south, humid enough already. Some of the older mom and pop stores out in the country still have them but hardly ever see the being used anymore.

 

[Magus]

Use them for dehydrating herbs and keeping the bugs and rats off your apples, cabbages and potatoes in your cellar.
you can also use them in the smoke house for smoking sausages or extra protection on your cured meats and I
guess you could make a suit out of them and cover yourself in ashes and walk around with a "REPENT THE END IS HERE!"
Sign if you want. lol

 

[Katie Müller]

Haven't read all the comments, but I used burlap to wrap around my fruit trees during the winter. Not sure where you're located, but I'm in NY and it's a must for the baby trees or else the bunnies and the deer will devour them.