kylie,

i don;t use straw as such it is way too dear and harder to get around
here so i use what is readily available and economical and that is
sugar cane mulch and pasture grass hay.

you could use dense foliaged branches from other trees as a cove also
anything to create that air barrier.

On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 12:16:57 GMT, "0tterbot" wrote:

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With peace and brightest of blessings,

len

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