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- From: Joseph Richardson <joe_r_richardson@hotmail.com>
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- Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch
- Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2010 00:42:57 +0000
My personal plan is to use the stems from the very tall grass Miscanthus Giganteus. Joseph > To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org > From: kodama@riseup.net > Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:53:04 -0400 > Subject: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch > > This may be a silly question, but as I've begun planting and planning > my modest orchard, I've run into a lack of available mulching > materials (or more likely, I'm just blind to what's staring me in the > face). The orchard's in a rural area and there aren't the abundant > flows of woodchips and leaf-litter found in the urban areas. But, in > consideration of a future with much less energy to spend on > woodchippers, I've been wondering what I could use for mulch. > > Right now I'm thinking I'll plant a coppice-or-pollard field > downslope where I can take the shoots and lay as mulch around some of > my fruit and nut trees upslope. I'm not sure which species I'll use, > but possibly a mix of Basswood, Black Birch and maybe even Willow. My > thinking is that if I coppice or pollard them on a fairly regular > basis I can have a good supply of small woody shoots that will act as > a decent mulch, break down relatively quickly and possibly enrich the > nutrient content of the soils around my food-trees (I think Black > Birch accumulates K, P, and Ca; Tilia P and Ca). I guess I'm > wondering if anyone has experience with this sort of thing, what > species you use, and how it works. > > In case it's relevant the orchard is/will-be comprised of primarily > Hazels, Chestnuts, Crabapples, and Juneberries. > > Or maybe there's blindspot I have and this isn't a good idea? > > Thanks! > Evan > _______________________________________________ > nafex mailing list > nafex@lists.ibiblio.org > > Reproduction of list messages or archives is not allowed. > This includes distribution on other email lists or reproduction on web sites. > Permission to reproduce is NEVER granted, so don't claim you have permission! > > **YOU MUST BE SUBSCRIBED TO POST!** > Posts from email addresses that are not subscribed are discarded. > No exceptions. > ---- > To subscribe or unsubscribe, go to the bottom of this page (also can be used to change other email options): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/nafex > > File attachments are NOT stripped by this list. > TAKE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM COMPUTER VIRUSES! > Please do not send binary files. > Use plain text ONLY in emails! > > NAFEX web site: http://www.nafex.org/ Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from your inbox. Learn More. |
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[NAFEX] Growing Mulch,
Evan, 03/23/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch, mIEKAL aND, 03/23/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch, T Phillips, 03/23/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch, Brungardt, Sam (MPCA), 03/23/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch, Melissa Kacalanos, 03/23/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch, jelie, 03/23/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Finding Mulch, tanis cuff, 03/23/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch, Joseph Richardson, 03/23/2010
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Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch,
Matt Demmon, 03/25/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing Voles in Mulch, Mark Angermayer, 03/25/2010
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[NAFEX] Growing Mulch,
Jim Fruth, 03/24/2010
- Re: [NAFEX] Growing Mulch, tanis cuff, 03/24/2010
- [NAFEX] Growing mulch, Jim Fruth, 03/25/2010
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