Re: JIs

>        Since I am almost a novice grower of JI's, I hesitate to 'reveal'
>what I do - but - we are very lucky in having a fairly acidic soil and
>I do use a pine needle mulch which I have been doing for years before I
>even heard of JI's.  We live surrounded by pine trees and we collect the
>needles by the bushel.
>
I have a good source of pine needles, a row of white pines. However, I have
a terrible time raking the stuff up. Is there a better way than a plain old
garden rake? It seems I have to  rake up every needle set individually.

BTW, anybody around Dutchess Co. NY who wants the stuff can have it for the
raking :)


Kay Cangemi
Mid-Hudson Valley NY, USDA zone 5
Cangemi@mhv.net
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