Re: Mulch ideas?

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I have mountains of goat poop and hay to mulch with. I am not moving it but

bring some bags and take it away. Great for strawberries or anything in the

garden.

Or

Get a bale of straw and a tub of some sort--a plastic tote (large) or stock tank

depending on how much room you have. Put some flakes of straw in there and soak

for a few days until you see a film on the top. You can cover with plastic or

glass if you have it to make this go faster. Then just remove and put on

garden. You have some nice critters living in the water/straw mixture and teh

straw will break down better. Add some pellet manure to the mix to make tea and

you are great! Rabbit, goat, sheep, llama, alpaca can all be put on without

composting first.

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> Hi-

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> I just expanded my garden this year and put in strawberries. I need to mulch

the berries as well as many of the veggies, and am trying to find some good

mulch materials. I have used grass clippings from our yard in the past, but we

have a really good crop of dandelions this year, so for now, I don't want to put

all those seeds into the garden!

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> I was thinking straw or marsh hay (something safe, not treated with

pesticides/herbicides) or something along that line, but don't know where to

find that this time of year. Any ideas? The garden centers I've called only

seem to sell it in the fall.

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> I'm in Shoreview, so something over this way would be preferred.

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> Thanks for any help you can offer.

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