Healthy soil and sustainable growing

["McBride & Putnam" <dragonhill2@netzero.net>]

Don't forget hugelkulture-- a big pile of branches with weeds, grass 
cuttings, manure,compost and some dirt over it.  It warms up fast in early 
spring and is a good place to plant squash, pumpkins, melons--all those long 
season, heat loving crops.  The branches will break down to almost nothing 
in just one season.

Claudia


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Laurie Ann Powell" <laurie@powellclan.com>
To: <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Tuesday, January 22, 2008 7:01 AM
Subject: [Livingontheland] Infinite amounts of brush, mulch, wood...


> After the ice storm disaster, those of us in Northeast OK have available
> huge amounts of brush wood and mulch.
>
> I'd like suggestions for as many uses for these as possible for soil
> remediation and rapid decomposition in our zone.
>
> I'm thinking the tool is to hand for dealing with bermuda, for starters,
> as suggested by some on this list.  I will mulch heavily and plant
> things that do well under mulch. I'm also thinking I can do brush
> fencing by placing t-posts at 4 foot spacing and weaving.
>
> Is there a way to benefit the pasture without choking out the beneficial
> prairie grass? Good ways to use ash from people who are burning their
> brush?
>
> Other suggestions?
>
> Oh! And those of you who live elsewhere, I expect firewood to be a real
> bargain here over the summer, so if you have a truck, come on down...
>
> Laurie Ann
>
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