tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post1167085973789109241..comments2024-03-28T03:17:00.191-04:00Comments on Fibermania: Melody Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08644269589363519294noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-10348746173674644222008-05-16T07:47:00.000-04:002008-05-16T07:47:00.000-04:00love them shoesies Babe!love them shoesies Babe!deehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00495753587207547865noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-43646923812896883102008-05-16T03:56:00.000-04:002008-05-16T03:56:00.000-04:00I had an elderly neighbor years ago who always sta...I had an elderly neighbor years ago who always started her garden each year with a good layer of newspaper, followed by organic mulch. She said "the weeds succumb to the weight of public opinion" when you cover them over with the newspaper! I loved that.Terry Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16650965451863656517noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-5346241265130004912008-05-15T12:44:00.000-04:002008-05-15T12:44:00.000-04:00Ah, lasagna composting or sheet composting: the l...Ah, lasagna composting or sheet composting: the lazy girl’s method. Once you’ve sheet composted, you’ll never go back to a pile (or a bin, or anything else). Corrugated cardboard and (as far as I’m concerned) all kinds of biodegradable packaging works great. The bottom layer should act as a barrier but it should be able to eventually break down, too. Have you discovered the Garden Web forums? http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/. There is one on soil, compost, and mulch and lots of threads about the lasagna method.<BR/>joanjpsamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04330021123141514387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-36361030940347198192008-05-15T11:42:00.000-04:002008-05-15T11:42:00.000-04:00I've practice Lasagna Gardening for about six year...I've practice Lasagna Gardening for about six years now and I can tell you it really works. Now, I've just read "Gardening Without Work" by Ruth Stout; long out of print, but perhaps you can find it at a library. Or her first book, "The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book". She just covers EVERYTHING in straw or old leaves or any vegetable matter and never weeds or tills. My new gardening adventure!EmPrinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17688293667710257322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-87545337231212765082008-05-15T11:10:00.000-04:002008-05-15T11:10:00.000-04:00I am so lazy...compost? Nah... of course what caug...I am so lazy...compost? Nah... of course what caught my eye? The ladybug shoes!Cindrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04431097470438458872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-70519804885933768972008-05-15T10:06:00.000-04:002008-05-15T10:06:00.000-04:00Just pick up a Sunday newspaper and you'll get the...Just pick up a Sunday newspaper and you'll get the news AND lots of paper. I have Patricia's book "Lasagna Gardening for Small Spaces". My dad said I could have any of the gardening books he had when they moved to the independent living home. I guess I should read it!Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00064308660138307797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-28295414948921780512008-05-15T08:53:00.000-04:002008-05-15T08:53:00.000-04:00Look for a "Recycling" sign. Usually out in the c...Look for a "Recycling" sign. Usually out in the county you'll find that the sign points to a road leading to large containers for people to drop-off their recyclables. Newspaper has to be separated from plastics, so there's usually one container just for newspaper.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9291442.post-17447182329309714712008-05-15T08:50:00.000-04:002008-05-15T08:50:00.000-04:00I am fighting waist-high grass and weeds in my dis...I am fighting waist-high grass and weeds in my disbanded vegetable garden. I want to bring my vege garden back and this is so depressing. I have decided to purchase straw and with tons of newspaper....maybe I'll take a trip to the nearest printery and collect some leftover rolls....I am going to make such a vege garden again. I have dug deep holes in the garden and am burying the weeds and then upon those comes the newsprint and then the straw! Weeding year after year is such a self-defeating task!<BR/><BR/>Keep your purchased compost in a self-contained place. A few years ago I purchased compost from our municipal composter and happily spread it all over my garden. The following year I had weeds like I'd never seen before and it has been ongoing. If I were ever to purchase compost again, it would go first on my compost heap for another 2 years before I spread it in my yard.<BR/><BR/>Can you tell I am not having a happy gardening season...LOL!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com