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  • From: Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us>
  • To: North American Fruit Explorers <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [NAFEX] free mulch not all bad
  • Date: Tue, 14 Apr 2009 7:48:22 -0400

My town sells 'screened compost' cheap at the recycling center, and while
I've never used it, I know people who like it a lot. It's mostly made of
fall leaves but contains other yard waste, such as chipped Christmas trees
and other tree and shrub residue.
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Ginda

...... Original Message .......
On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 17:27:52 -0600 "Dinsmoor" <dinsmoor@sopris.net> wrote:
>We also have to pay for the compost and mulch from the county landfill,
BUT
>I have found the local tree service trucks have to pay to dump their
>woodchips and love to have a site to drop them. I took 10 loads a couple
>years ago and used them all as mulch. It was 12'' deep at first, and now
>most of it is decomposed, black dirt and I am going to ask for another
>bunch. We have no trees that are toxic as I hear some walnut wood is, and
I
>have never had trouble with any diseases as the piles get very hot very
>fast. It's been a great source of free mulch as we are closer than the
>county landfill for most trucks.
>
>Jane
>zone 3
>Woody Creek, CO
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sarah Kehler Ewing" <skkewing@yahoo.com>
>To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Sent: Monday, April 13, 2009 2:12 PM
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] free mulch not all bad
>
>
>
>Our local small town also offers mulch, not free though: one price of
$50.00
>for any size of load. It is great mulch. Only chipped up wood, bush,
>shrubs, evergreens, etc. Mind you, up here we don't have fire ants, or
>nutsedge and the needles are left to the residents of the big city of
>Edmonton.
>
>Sarah
>zone 3
>Edmonton, AB
>
>
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