Ask-a-Dave's-Gardener: Plastic Mesh, 2 by jnontell

jnontell wrote:
Did I just make a big mistake?
I was raking leaves out of this empty plant bed (pic of after mesh removal) and my rake kept catching on this green plastic mesh (pic) and almost broke. I went and tore up a huge pile of the stuff from the entire bed, although I am sure there is more in the area I didn\'t have to rake. Of course I didn\'t think about it being erosion control till after I tore it all out.

So, should I have left well enough alone? Do I need to put in erosion control fabric/plants?

Thanks!