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- From: <bmn@iglou.com>
- To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
- Subject: Re: [permaculture] walking away is silly
- Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 10:44:58 -0400
> The myth is in part perpetuated by the promotion of sheet mulching,
> including the use of a newspaper weed barrier placed on the soil below
> the
> organic mulch, in permaculture as a 'preferred' gardening technique.
> The
> 'myth' in this case comes through the promotion of the belief that such
> barriers prevent weed growth. While it's true to some extent and while
> it
> does reduce the rate of invasion by weeds into a garden, maintenance is
> still needed to remove those weeds that persist. I have seen nut grass
> and
> onion weed reappear on previously mulched sites as well as the
> above-mentioned weeds move in - the kikuyu grass weaving its stolons
> between
> the layers of newspaper.
This mulching will inhibit a lot of what is already on the site, but
typically the soil dies underneath. Add to that the fact that you
basically install above ground what simulates disturbed ground. Most
invasive exotics and unwanted invaders specialize in colonizing disturbed
areas. Peo[ple basically give the weeds a perfect place to grow and no
competition.
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Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two
, (continued)
- Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two, Scott Pittman, 04/16/2002
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Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two,
permed, 04/16/2002
- Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two, Claude Genest, 04/16/2002
- [permaculture] Interview : The Hype...., Claude Genest, 04/16/2002
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Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two,
Darren Doherty, 04/17/2002
- Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two, Pacific Edge Permaculture + Media, 04/17/2002
- Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two, georg parlow, 04/17/2002
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[permaculture] walking away is silly,
Mark, 04/17/2002
- [permaculture] (The idea of )walking away is silly, Claude Genest, 04/17/2002
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Re: [permaculture] walking away is silly,
Pacific Edge Permaculture + Media, 04/18/2002
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Re: [permaculture] walking away is silly,
bmn, 04/18/2002
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Re: [permaculture] walking away/mulching,
Toby Hemenway, 04/21/2002
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Re: [permaculture] walking away/mulching,
bmn, 04/22/2002
- Re: [permaculture] walking away/mulching, Toby Hemenway, 04/22/2002
- Re: [permaculture] walking away/mulching, Claude Genest, 04/22/2002
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Re: [permaculture] walking away/mulching,
bmn, 04/22/2002
- Re: [permaculture] walking away/mulching, Sharon Gordon, 04/22/2002
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Re: [permaculture] walking away/mulching,
Toby Hemenway, 04/21/2002
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Re: [permaculture] walking away is silly,
bmn, 04/18/2002
- Re: [permaculture] walking away is silly, Mark, 04/18/2002
- Begin with the End in Mind - Re: [permaculture] walking away is silly, Darren Doherty, 04/20/2002
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Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two,
permed, 04/17/2002
- Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two, Darren Doherty, 04/17/2002
- Re: [permaculture] (Fwd) Interview with Bill Mollison Part Two, georg parlow, 04/18/2002
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