I would think they might really mean to say, "Throw the stuff in a pile
and let it sit". Or" grind it up and pile in a bin" The material will
compost fairly well in the temperate area you're in. As it breaks down,
it'll have a tendency to tend towards neutral ph. If you have avid
lovers and rhodies, you should be in good shape.
JK
AnonnyMoose wrote:
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Well, so far all the replies say "compost." Easy enough. I've got compo=
st
bins set up for my other green material, so I'll just have to incorpora=
te
this stuff. But I'm wondering if I should compost this separately since=
I'm
thinking it will be awfully acidic when it breaks down. I could use it =
for
mulching the rhodies and acid loving plants. Any thoughts on that?
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I'm near Portland, OR, so it's not too cold. Jan lives up in Alaska, wh=
ere I
used to live, and that's what she was referring to.
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karen
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"J Kolenovsky" wrote in message
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Wow, that could hurt at BM time.
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Find a corner and build a bin and let this material compost down. I tak=
e
it from Jan's post, your up in the colder areas. If true, chop up into
smaller pieces, build a big pile and let it be for a long time and it
will cold compost. May take up to a year but will be totally worth it.
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http://www.barc.usda.gov/anri/sasl/compost.html
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JK
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AnonnyMoose wrote:
How can I use this stuff?
The needles are falling from the redwoods, cedar, Grand Fir, Douglas =
Fir
and
Ponderosa Pine that grow in an island in my yard. The oak leaves are
starting to fall too. There is just too much to leave it all under th=
e
trees. It will bury everything growing beneath! I'd like to leave som=
e
under, but what can I do with the rest? We were blowing it all out an=
d
tossing it, but that seems a waste of good material. I could mow it u=
p
with
the mulching blades and spread it around the other beds. Or should I =
stack
it all in a pile and compost it? Suggestions?
Karen
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