Small amount of manure before direct seeding
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Comments (7)given that the wood is right there, I would certainly consider hugelkultur, which would solve a lot of problems right off the bat. For poison ivy, you have to do two things: 1) cut all fruiting vines to stop reproduction and 2) use Round Up. I notice that with mature vines, mature trees, and shrubs, the usual trick of laying down cardboard to prevent roots from sending up new growth will not work. I was contemplating a large pile of scrap plywood at work today, if it was me I would make deep beds (2 cinder block high, first cinderblock half buried), line them with plywood (you may find it free on craigslist) at the bottom, after having cut everything flush to the ground, fill them with wood logs and wood chips (hugelkultur), top up with good soil which will have to be brought in (you may get manure, and speed up things). Treat the paths with Round Up if necessary (it is always much better to apply RU undiluted with a brush, than to spray. specially in the presence of vegetables). This would avoid any excavation and keep nutrients and organic matter there, which is efficient. In the future, you would have to add only nitrogen. And high beds are good for your aging back. Digging up stumps in clay is a lot more difficult and expensive than you may imagine, and amending clay by tilling nearly impossible with all the roots in the ground. Note that I prefer organic methods whenever possible, but I know you have to violate principles occasionally. Poison ivy and avoiding pulling stumps by using plywood (not to mention that brambles are incredibly difficult to kill by covering) are two such cases. The plywood will eventually disappear. I would have good clearance between the garden and surviving trees, at least 20 ft, 30 preferrable, and have a trench of loose soil in between eventually, so you can cut wandering roots with ease. My former garden was 20 ft from trees, I did it and it worked, every 2 years or so I would have to cut again....See Moreviable seeds in rabbit manure
Comments (10)Thank you for all the replies! I currently do make compost tea, and the rabbit hutch is inside the garden. I have moved its location a few times where I wanted to improve my soil. The manure is fantastic for improving the soil. I now feel that I am putting more back into my soil than I take away. My goal is to have fertile soil. Healthy soil makes healthy plants. That is why I was asking the seed viability question. I assume there is a publication or reference out there about seed viability in rabbit manure. I couldn't turn up much on a recent web search so, I thought I would post the question here. I dislike weeding but, I do it often and diligently. I love putting a bunch of edible weeds in the rabbit hutches and watching them get devoured. Once the weeds start to set seed I have to re-direct the weeds elsewhere (usually the compost tea). Thank you all again, -Munalos...See MoreAmount of seeds in trade?
Comments (6)Carol, I've been trading and offering BEAP seeds for now 8 years and some where along the line, way back when I first started I seem to recall, numbers of 24-25, 1/8 tsp, 1/4 tsp, large seeds fewer, small seeds more. But even more important than that is to be sure that your trader or BEAP seed offer indicates the number of seeds in each packet so that another member knows right off the bat what the trade consists of and I post the number of trades that I have of each packet. That's why, when I post my trade list, I always include the number of seeds in each packet with the listing. something like this marigold, disco flame, at least 50 seeds - 10 trades rose campion, about 1/8 tsp - 20 trades. As for the specific numbers, I base that partly on the amount of the seeds that I have of what I am offering. I try to do 25 seeds in each trade when packing up the typical size seeds, things like zinnia, scabiosa, cosmos. On the other hand, if I have a ton of the seeds, I will increase it to 50 or at least 50 and mark the list and the packet. Tiny seeds, rose campion, balloon plant, poppy etc. well I'm not going to even attempt to count them and they get either about 1/8 tsp or 1/4 tsp measure and I wrap them in tissue paper to keep them contained before the go in my packets for trades. Whether it's 1/8 or 1/4 depends on the amount of the seeds that I have. Large seeds, like sunflower, peas, sweet peas, usually get a lower number because they are so large and don't always fit in the packets that I use if I pack in 25, but sometimes they do. And again, it will also depend on the number of seeds that I have. Tomato seeds, usually get between 5-10, sometimes more, depending on how many I saved and can spare for offers. Morning glory seeds, I pack up with no more than 20 seeds. The real key to the numbers though is to make sure that you let your trader know or whomever you are sending the seeds to for postage and bubble envelope is aware of what the numbers are in the packet. One doesn't always need an abundance of seeds of any one kind, but if I have a lot of them, I will package up a lot and the trader can always offer them for extras. Hope this helps. Fran...See MoreIs small amount of Carbon Monoxide from the furnace dangerous?
Comments (15)mike, bob, vith, thanks. It wasn't a free inspection, it was about $100, and we have used this company twice before. They also installed a new furnace in a rental we have, two years ago. We have our furnace inspected every other year, and the same tech, which we liked, did it the past two times, and found nothing, but this time it was a different tech, and between you and me I didn't get a good gut feeling about him. I didn't stand over the shoulder of the guy the whole time he was checking out the furnace, but I was close by, and I did follow him around the house checking CO levels, and I did watch him when he was testing the supply duct and did see the 4ppm. Originally, after he came back inside after testing the exhaust CO he immediately noticed 12ppm in the house pretty much all over on all 3 levels, we have a split level. We aired out the house, and got the levels to drop to 3 to 4ppm. I also watched him zero the meter outside before we went and rechecked the levels in the house. He was getting a steady reading of 4ppm in the duct, although when he wrote the report he put 6ppm, which I made him change to 4ppm. Could he have done something to the furnace to damage it, it's possible. I should mention that the furnace is 21 years old. Today I bought a CO alarm where I can actually monitor the CO level....See Moreginjj
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