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  • From: "Bill Shoemaker" <wshoemak AT inil.com>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Walnut Woodshaving Mulch
  • Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:24:26 -0500

Allan

My understanding, and to some degree experience, is that even leaves of
walnuts will impart juglone to the soil. I'm pretty sure the shavings and
bark do as well.

Bill Shoemaker
Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center

-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Balliett <igg AT igg.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 10:11 AM
Subject: [Market-farming] Walnut Woodshaving Mulch


>And, in my reasoning, walnut woodchips would NOT be alleopathic
>(however you spell it), since this is a root thing. Am I off base
>with my reasoning on this one? The cabinet maker says that gardeners
>will not take walnut shavings because they kill plants...or gardeners
>THINK they kill plants. (Yes, I know, I will try some at some point,
>but I was wondering what other already know.) Thanks again -Allan
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