Re: Re: CULT: question - hobed

Linda et al  --  I have missed some messages during the last 24-28-hour
period because a virus that came in through e-mail has wiped out my main
computer.  I have hooked up an older one, from which I am sending today's
messages, so don't worry about the virus.  It's in the other machine.  But
so are the incoming messages from that period.  --  Griff


----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Mann" <lmann@volfirst.net>
To: "iris- talk" <iris@hort.net>
Sent: Thursday, December 22, 2005 7:53 AM
Subject: [iris] Re: CULT: question - hobed


> <LOL>
> Well, I guess there are <some> advantages to being in the vale... <g>
>
> You are the second person to think this is a labor intensive project,
> but relative to building a greenhouse or burying heating coils, labor
> seems relatively minor to me.
>
> The horse isn't potty trained, so he keeps leaving neat little piles of
> poop on the driveway for me to remove.  I use a big lightweight plastic
> snow sled to drag things around.  The 45 gallon tub isn't very big, so
> was able to drag it to the horse poop, then back to the sunny spot in
> the garden half full of manure in one trip.  Horse poop is easier to
> gather than cow flop!  I added half a bag of leftover alfalfa pellets
> that was sitting around.  Did <not> mix.   Added water.  Dragged four
> bales of old dusty smelly hay, no longer fit to eat, from the barn on
> the trusty sled, turned them on edge and tied them around the tub.
>
> The half rounds of fencing are scattered all over the place - I use them
> routinely with Reemay for erratic late spring/early fall freeze
> protection on irises and early starting of veggies.
>
> So it was just a matter of gathering up the parts.
>
> To prolong heat production, I don't plan to mix the compost.  Anaerobic
> instead of aerobic decomp.
>
> The only smell it generates so far is the sweet smell of wet alfalfa
> (wet mowed grass).
>
> Am waiting for a return call from the agriculture extension folks -
> maybe they will have some idea of how long I can keep this cooking.  I
> like the idea of adding more fuel to the pile as time goes on.
> -
> Linda Mann east Tennessee USA zone 7/8
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