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- From: OakCamp2 AT aol.com
- To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
- Subject: Re: Shredded paper for compost??
- Date: Sat, 18 May 2002 23:24:31 EDT
In a message dated 5/18/2002 9:27:53 PM Central Standard Time, ranchmaster AT resok.com writes:
I do have a true composter. But if I use it for mulch won't the Oklahoma winds just blow it away?
Perhaps, I haven't had the pleasure of experiencing OK winds ;-) Have you ever applied any mulch material around your plants? Marsh hay or straw? Did those blow away? I usually apply mulch just before a rain- it helps to settle it right down around the plant and when it dries just the top-most part of the mulch will crust over leaving the mulch impervious to succeeding winds and leaving the under parts nice and moist. Use a good 4 to 6" of mulch- it helps to hold it down as all that tangled paper won't let go of each other. Maybe try a small section to see what happens before using all the mulch and then losing it to the wind. Auntie Emmmmm!
Barb
Oak Camp Herb Farm
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Shredded paper for compost??,
Rancho El Shadday, 05/17/2002
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: Shredded paper for compost??, cross-r-ranch, 05/18/2002
- Re: Shredded paper for compost??, OakCamp2, 05/18/2002
- Re: Shredded paper for compost??, Rancho El Shadday, 05/18/2002
- Re: Shredded paper for compost??, OakCamp2, 05/19/2002
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