RE: Paper mulch?
- To: "'perennials@mallorn.com'"
- Subject: RE: Paper mulch?
- From: P* S*
- Date: Fri, 5 Mar 1999 16:51:03 -0800
I believe I'd stick to using shredded newsprint, and not use processed
paper, or stuff that's glossy or dyed. But that's my "organic" preference.
Another possibility might be to burn your papers and either add the aged
ashes to your compost heap or to appropriate parts of the yard/garden.
Sue P.
"Words are a heavy thing. They weigh you down. If birds talked, they
couldn't fly." (Marilyn Whirlwind to the Flying Man, NE 4.6)
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> From: Barb Pernacciaro
> Sent: Thursday, March 4, 1999 10:03 PM
> To: Perennial List
> Subject: Paper mulch?
>
> I told my husband I'd ask the experts.
>
> After my repeated nagging, he's finally cleaning out desk drawers and to
> make it
> more fun is using a paper shredder to destroy old canceled checks, etc.
> Can I
> use this shredded paper for mulch? Compost? A bit of the shreds may be
> colored,
> but most just looks like regular paper. Does anyone have any experience or
> information on this?
> --
> Barb P.
> SE Wisconsin, Zone 4
>
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