I would not run over cardboard with my mowers. Wet it might be soft enough but I would not want to ruin the blade or knock it loose. I run cardboard through a regular paper shredder. Mainly it is for bedding in my worms bins. I have a cheapie paper shredder that is designed to shred CD's and credit cards, so cardboard is not a problem. I just use a box cutter to cut cardboard into 4 or 5 inch widths and then run it through. I get small pieces.

Thanks all, I thought if they provided something useful to the soil/plants, like iron, after broken down, it might make sense to leave them. But as kimmq mentioned, they wouldn't provide the right kind of stuff anyway. I think they were steel, about 2", but not sure. And now that I think about iron too, cast iron type tub comes to mind... I guess I need to refresh my memory on chemistry a bit - probably no iron in those staples, but that's just an un-educated guess. So I had only put the piles of compost in the center, and was able to go around and easily pull out the staples. Covered in compost and mulch now, so it's all good, and I have a clearer mind that there won't be rusty staples out there for me, my pooch, or others to step on in the future because of me. But I do feel like a dufus... I had this big accumulation of cardboard boxes in my garage that just kept growing larger. Hated to put them in the recycling bin because I might need them to ship something in sometime. And I was initially buying newspaper, then postal shipping paper, then Home Depot rolls of construction paper(?) to put down before the compost and mulch. Then the light bulb went on, and it must be one of those low level solar lights in the yard that are too dim, and last too short a time :-)... Hmmm, why don't I use those boxes instead? For what I was spending on newspaper and construction paper and shipping paper, I can use the boxes instead, and if I need a box sometime, I've saved enough to splurge and buy one :-)

Hi all A recent purchase we made came in a box that is biodegradable and embedded with wildflower seeds. Being that we are in the city, we want to grown these in a container on our south facing porch. It will get sun from east to west, perfect location I'm thinking? It has a roof, so the sun can be filtered, if needed. What kind of growing medium should I put in this container for the flowers to thrive in? Will they last from spring until fall if kept watered? Any other tips are greatly appreciated!

It's not registered. There are several photos in the hosta library. It does not show up in the hosta growers hosta finder. Found it here: http://www.theplantscapers.com/plantsgallery, here's another place that has it http://hostastop.com/directionscontact-us.html, Cochato has it https://www.cochatonursery.com/product-category/hosta/page/9/?product_count=48. It doesn't appear the first two ship. They are in Wisconsin. bk