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At 08:32 PM 2/26/00 PST, you wrote:
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>>Katherine wrote:
>>Well I suppose one of the requirements I have, since it is going inside my
>>raised square foot garden beds, is that it decompose and be ready to be
>>turned under each year  to enrich the soil
>
>>* hay / straw (mine didn't decompose all that well, but I think that's
>because we had a severe drought), Pat
>
>*I like hay.   Pine is acid and lasts.  Maybe ok for a footpath.
>Ditto with barks.
>
>Hay is 2-3% N.  A hedge trimmer, proceeding slowly, can cut 2-3" off a bail,
>or toss some in a 33 gal plastic garbage can and use the trimmer there.
Small
>stuff will fall to the bottom.  Use a dust mask if you're sensitive to
dusts. 
>You may soak the shortened hay pieces, after cutting, if you wish.
>
>They will decompose to the point where 6" long pieces can be rent by hand,
>with only moderate effort, under ideal composting conditions.  And will be at
>their nutrient available peak.  As mulch, they will last almost a year. 
>Turned under next year or in the fall, they will add wonderfful properties to
>the soil.
>Bill/SF/9.5
>Bill, Your "hay" idea sounds good. I still believe the pine straw would
work well for the paths. I might try the chopped hay in my beds this year.
Thanks.
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