Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["TamesonOB" <tamesonob@metrocast.net>]

From: Gloria Baikauskas <gcb49@flash.net>
I am wondering if using wool might help in this case.  Those with hair or 
wool sheep/goats often use excess wool as a mulch quite successfully.  Might 
that not give the extra insulation layer for this idea?
----------------------------------------------------------------------

I am inclined to say no. The thing about wool is that it's an insulator, 
which means it insulates from both the heat and the cold. So if you were to 
use it on the soil, the soil would take longer to warm up, and would not 
benefit from the daily sun. The main reason to use wool as mulch is what 
else are you going to do with the skirtings? Plus the poopy parts are great 
for the plants and it felts down into a nearly impenetrable mat which weeds 
have a hard time growing through.

Tameson