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Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle

From: "TradingPostPaul" <tradingpost@riseup.net>
To: livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle
Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:52:14 -0700

That's a surprise. But hey, put on the woolens!

paul tradingpost@lobo.net

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On 2/18/2007 at 3:45 PM Norma Sutton wrote:

>Paul,
>I know I'm late coming into this, but I know of several sheep growers that
>are using a thin layer of waste wool underneath the mulch. I haven't
tried
>it as my sheep are bred for wool production, not meat, but one lady that I
>know says that with as little as 1 inch of wool underneath the regular
>mulch, your need to water drops to almost nil . . . Her example was that
>she
>took a month's vacation at the hottest part of the year and came back to a
>beautiful and productive garden.
>Norma

Re: [Livingontheland] raised beds made with railroad ties , (continued)
- Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, badsneakers11, 02/15/2007
  - Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, TradingPostPaul, 02/15/2007
- Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, E. E. Mitchamore Jr, 02/15/2007
- Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, Dieter Brand, 02/15/2007
  - Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, TradingPostPaul, 02/15/2007
    - Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, Norma Sutton, 02/18/2007
      - Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, TradingPostPaul, 02/18/2007
      - Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, Tony Marzolino, 02/18/2007
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, Norma Sutton, 02/19/2007
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, jerry walker, 02/19/2007
        
        Re: [Livingontheland] intensive, no-till organic from a different angle, yarrow, 02/19/2007
        
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        Re: [Livingontheland] Worms & Winter Compost tea., Michael Nevin, 02/19/2007
        
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