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- From: Steve Diver <steved AT ncat.org>
- Cc: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch
- Date: Wed, 18 May 2005 10:35:23 -0500
It sounds like garden beds on a smaller-scale.
Just get regular straw bales from your local
garden center or farmers coop. A few
bales or a half dozen bales take care of all
your beds.
The wheat berries may sprout but it's
not that much work to keep them thinned.
Sometimes a few wheat seedlings growing
amongst your vegetables and herbs is
pretty, and won't cause significant
competition.
Fyi, it sounds like you have plenty of trees.
Autumn leaves stacked for a long period in a wire
cage "leaf corral" decompose into various stages
of leaf mould and make an excellent mulch for
garden beds.
Steve Diver
>So, are you saying I should look for "winter rye hay" ? Or is there a
>better alternative since I cannot grow my own? (I'm not going to
>convert 40 acres of landscaped yard and running trails into a hay
>field.) And plastic won't work as I'm trying to mulch shallot and herb
<beds.
>thanks
>Mel
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Re: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
Brigette Leach, 05/15/2005
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
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[Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
Steve Diver, 05/16/2005
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[Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
Steve Diver, 05/18/2005
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RE: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
mmaysen, 05/18/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch, Joe Kames, 05/18/2005
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[Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
Steve Diver, 05/24/2005
- RE: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch, mmaysen, 05/24/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
Nan Johnson, 05/24/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch, Marty Kraft, 05/25/2005
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RE: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
mmaysen, 05/18/2005
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[Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
Steve Diver, 05/18/2005
- [Market-farming] speaking of mulch, , 05/16/2005
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Re: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch,
SaladG, 05/17/2005
- Re: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch, robert schuler, 05/17/2005
- RE: [Market-farming] speaking of mulch, mmaysen, 05/17/2005
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