tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post5301416229501786750..comments2024-03-13T15:41:33.595-07:00Comments on A Way to Live: Everything growsDoyu Shoninhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-58350711347691948712012-06-13T16:41:13.046-07:002012-06-13T16:41:13.046-07:00Yes, we age our cardboard in the rain before peeli...Yes, we age our cardboard in the rain before peeling, when we can. Also the straw bales. I have my doubts about any actual slothfulness on your part, however. ^__^Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-18561563399507606932012-06-13T14:44:39.071-07:002012-06-13T14:44:39.071-07:00Another way in which we are well served by idlenes...Another way in which we are well served by idleness: I leave my straw bales in a boggy part of my yard and forget them. They suck up moisture and rot for a year. Everything that is going to sprout, sprouts, becomes demoralized, and dies. <br /><br />Now, related to dead straw with fungal growths on it: I read recently that fungus in your garden beds can deter symphylans. I have mushrooms and fungi growing everywhere. I hope they are keeping the tiny symphylboogers at bay.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-11092676392746027012012-06-13T14:35:30.555-07:002012-06-13T14:35:30.555-07:00I forget to pull off the plastic and tape, then fi...I forget to pull off the plastic and tape, then find it floating to the surface after a few months. Not good, I'm sure, but at least it finally gets removed from the garden. I also throw my cardboard out into my field and forget about it for a while, then come back and find it all soggy with the labels and tape sliding off easily. Diligence and hard work are all very well, but sometimes you are served by sloth also. (Not recommending it, just sayin') LonniAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-76826299892493139642012-06-06T13:50:20.280-07:002012-06-06T13:50:20.280-07:00Where you are the cardboard may not be as useful r...Where you are the cardboard may not be as useful right where you are going to plant as here. But you should still find that a decent mulch will reduce the need to water. wood chips are thought to be a bit too acid and prone to rob nitrogen as they break down, but we haven't been seeing this -- so they might be an alternative. Compost in the holes for seedlings should offset any nutrient deficiencies. A soil test may let you know what's what. If the deep bedding is full of poop (it is, right?) it makes GREAT compost, but used right next to seedlings can give them a chemical burn. Skip a year before putting it in the beds if you can.Doyu Shoninhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148504542232844586noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28394335.post-85809677690382184572012-06-06T12:58:37.543-07:002012-06-06T12:58:37.543-07:00I really like this concept of reusing cardboard. F...I really like this concept of reusing cardboard. For sure you have much more rain than we get here in the dry southwest, (that has been a learning experience for us since normal composting instructions never seem to allow for dry places).<br />Here I was, wondering what to do with all of the straw I cleaned out of the coop from winter (deep bedding)! Now I have a plan... thanks!Laureli https://www.blogger.com/profile/03648493780017930693noreply@blogger.com