Re: melons
- Subject: Re: melons
- From: J* C*
- Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:18:37 -0700 (PDT)
- Resent-date: Fri, 12 Apr 2002 11:18:41 -0700
- Resent-from: v*@eskimo.com
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- Resent-sender: v*@eskimo.com
When in the pine woods, at your next opportunity,
notice what grows under most pine trees. Very little
or nothing is usually found under a stand of pine
trees. Makes for great hunting as you can see
unobstructed for quite some distance.
The grass/newpaper trick has far more advantages. I
often use straw for the same purpose as it dosn't seem
to harbor quite so many bugs. It is a tad more
difficult to turn into soil but any excess easily
rakes up to burn or dispose of.
Jim in Soggy Hillsboro Oregon
--- apws <apws@eudoramail.com> wrote:
> It will be interesting to read what others say about
> pine needles, if they
> have used them.
>
> Pine needles are very slow to decompose, and so they
> could be a problem
> later. I would also think they might make the soil
> to acidic?
>
> Grass clippings are great for keeping moisture in,
> if you're looking to do
> some recycling. They are quickly biodegradable (but
> should last the
> season), and can be turned into the soil easily.
> What I do is put a couple of layers of newspaper
> down for weed control and
> cover with a generous layer of grass clippings and
> hose the whole thing
> down so that the grass forms kind of a mat and
> doesn't blow away. The
> newspaper also is turned into the soil later and
> decomposes easily.
>
> Pat
>
> Is it OK to use pine needles to hold moisture in?
> >In the past 3 weeks, I loaded up 48 - 39 gallon
> bags,
> >plus made a pile over 20 feet longs, 4 to 5 feet
> high and
> >6 to 8 feet wide of pine straw from my yard.
>
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