Re: Well, today.../Straw Gardening

Sawdust would work if you added some source of nitrogen to it. The organisms that break the sawdust down consume all the nitrogen that is produced in the decomposition, so you end up with a poor growing medium. If you started out with pine shavings that had been used a chicken litter, however, you'd end up with a very good medium most likely.

On Apr 15, 2005, at 6:58 AM, Pam Evans wrote:

Would sawdust work?


On 4/14/05, james singer <islandjim1@verizon.net> wrote:
Thanks, Tricia. I've got a spare garbage can. 45 gallon. I bought it
when we first moved here, only to have the garbage guys tell me 30
gallon was the upper limit.

Grass clippings is a good idea. I guess I could also haul the bucket to
the recycle place and fill it with mulch. Hmmmm. Other possibilities
come to mind--I've got a friend who has a horse; wonder what she does
the used bedding when she cleans out the stall? I'll have to ask.

On Apr 14, 2005, at 2:03 PM, pdickson wrote:

Jim,
I have grown them in old tires with straw but you could also use old
grass clippings.
Tricia
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Hi Betsy,

Tell me about garbage cans and fingerling potatoes. At the farm, I
grew red potatoes in a plywood box full of straw. I was thinking of
trying it here; garbage cans would be simpler than a plywood box.
Only problem may be the straw part--Florida doesn't grow any crops
that make straw, at least not that I know of.

On Apr 14, 2005, at 10:50 AM, Betsy Kelson wrote:


Hi Ceres,
    Yes, I am recovering. Tuesday was in the 50's and Yesterday was
around
the 60's. Back to tee shirt weather for a few days. The snow in
Denver and
at the garden center is almost gone, but left everything pretty
muddy. At
the house, the south slopes have melted off, expect where we piled
the snow.
I plan on planting pansies today, maybe some onions in containers.
The
Fingerling potaqtoes will have to wait since in garbage cans are
full of
snow.

betsy

Island Jim
Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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Pam Evans
Kemp TX
zone 8A

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Southwest Florida
27.0 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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