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Re: [Market-farming] mulching with large rectangular bales
- From: grizzdover AT gmail.com
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] mulching with large rectangular bales
- Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2010 10:42:19 -0600
Most folks around here are switching to the giant rectangle bales--can they
be separated and fluffed by hand for mulching?
This season I tried using straw bales that were 8 feet long with 3 feet x 3 feet "flakes" to mulch strawberries for winter. I usually only use the small bales but was offered some large to use so gave them a shot. The ones I used were not difficult to break into the flakes, but were packed so tightly that it was really hard to fluff them and spread by hand. From my experience I am not going to use large bales again. It took too much time to separate the tightly packed slabs and was very hard on the wrists and hands. I can only imagine what neighbors thought seeing someone "body-slamming" straw to get it to break apart.
Ben
Turtle Farm
Granger, Iowa
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[Market-farming] mulching with large rectangular bales,
Scott Breneman, 12/21/2010
- Re: [Market-farming] mulching with large rectangular bales, Marty Kraft, 12/21/2010
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Re: [Market-farming] mulching with large rectangular bales,
Rob Wallbridge, 12/21/2010
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[Market-farming] Cost of land as % of gross sales?,
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- Re: [Market-farming] mulching with large rectangular bales, grizzdover, 12/21/2010
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Richard Stewart, 12/21/2010
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