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- From: "Carol Matthews" <carolmatthews@ns.sympatico.ca>
- To: "gardenwriters-on-gardening" <gwl-g@lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper
- Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 10:06:00 -0400
Hi Melanie:
I have often used the
newspaper/soil method to start new beds and it has worked wonderfully. Although
I've never tried it under trees, so can't give an opinion there.
The newspapers add carbon to
your compost, which is great if you don't have a lot of leaves or other 'brown'
material to add at any given time. Shredded, it breaks down very
quickly.
Cheers
Carol
Carol Matthews
Writer/Editor www.carolmatthews.ca Author of Frommer's Halifax, 1st Edition 2003 Professional Member of: TMAC - Travel Writers Association of Canada; PWAC - Periodical Writers Association of Canada; GWA - Garden Writers Association |
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[gwl-g] shredded newspaper,
Melanie, 01/31/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper,
Carol Matthews, 01/31/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper, Miranda Smith, 01/31/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper, Ron Whitehurst, 01/31/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper,
Hamptongar, 01/31/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper, nancy szerlag, 01/31/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper,
Carol Matthews, 01/31/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper,
Lon Rombough, 01/31/2005
- Re: [gwl-g] glossy pages, Miranda Smith, 01/31/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper,
Lon Rombough, 01/31/2005
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Re: [gwl-g] shredded newspaper,
Carol Matthews, 01/31/2005
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