tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post561498728011531683..comments2024-03-29T01:38:00.306+00:00Comments on An English Homestead: Cardboard MulchingKev Alvitihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-60415855875649321762014-12-18T20:40:02.752+00:002014-12-18T20:40:02.752+00:00My parents have been using the no-dig method (card...My parents have been using the no-dig method (cardboard covered in compost) on their veg patch and it works a treat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-13535020971124683602014-12-14T06:14:53.139+00:002014-12-14T06:14:53.139+00:00I think everyone wants to ensure that they present...I think everyone wants to ensure that they present their best work at all times. This is so whether someone is writing in English or another language. Of course, it easier when you are writing in the language that you grew up speaking. <br /><br /><br /><a href="http://english-for-test.blogspot.com/2012/10/implementing-prepositions.html" rel="nofollow">english prepositions</a> <br />sarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16879331677690832237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-11362064579201290842014-12-13T04:49:09.011+00:002014-12-13T04:49:09.011+00:00Can't say that I have done this, but you have ...Can't say that I have done this, but you have me thinking now :)Taniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10176661940614462611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-67593465019869366592014-12-12T23:11:44.424+00:002014-12-12T23:11:44.424+00:00I really like the cardboard for keeping weeds down...I really like the cardboard for keeping weeds down. It seems you can never get rid of the black plastic. A couple years ago I got a bargain on a large straw blower and we used barley straw last year. The chickens have made quite a mess of it which kept the weeds from sprouting but It was kind of a pain in the butt. <br />The cardboard slowly rots away plus you can layer it with manure and grass clippings and straw and yard debris and one you get the worms started It is amazing how fast it turns into dirt.buddeshepherdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10747323705664619491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-28924914100631674302014-12-12T22:47:42.827+00:002014-12-12T22:47:42.827+00:00I use the chickens in the same way but on a smalle...I use the chickens in the same way but on a smaller scale. I think using animals like that is a smart thing to do. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-27275160624203239222014-12-12T22:46:08.463+00:002014-12-12T22:46:08.463+00:00I've got some chicken muck to add on top so th...I've got some chicken muck to add on top so that will hold it down in places. I'm going to get as much cardboard as I can over the winter and also add it to the bottom of all the raised beds I'm going to add in. Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-64634026154484771432014-12-12T22:44:10.637+00:002014-12-12T22:44:10.637+00:00Pressed the wrong button!
The nettles can get und...Pressed the wrong button! <br />The nettles can get under the slabs if I let them. Hopefully one day I'll get on top of them and just have to deal with annual weeds, but I doubt it will be anytime soon!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-40799592843751701452014-12-12T22:42:06.299+00:002014-12-12T22:42:06.299+00:00There's stuff I wish I kept but you can't ...There's stuff I wish I kept but you can't keep it all! I'm enough of a hoarder as it is!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-80474914627899703182014-12-12T22:41:16.653+00:002014-12-12T22:41:16.653+00:00I take as much of the plastic off as I can and the...I take as much of the plastic off as I can and then rake up the rest when the cardboard rots away. I used ply wood outside my shed for a couple of years and it helped keep the mud away!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-72697902948316039342014-12-12T20:24:16.512+00:002014-12-12T20:24:16.512+00:00We don't mulch here so suffer the consequences...We don't mulch here so suffer the consequences in the spring! But we do have the pigs out on two of the veg paddocks now, so that should make the soil easier to plough next year, and should also keep the weeds under control. Well that is the plan anyway!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-29517694770806701062014-12-12T15:36:30.141+00:002014-12-12T15:36:30.141+00:00Kev, I love cardboard for this purpose and use it ...Kev, I love cardboard for this purpose and use it all the time. If you take care to overlap your edges well (those pesky weeds find their way though, otherwise), and mulch on top of the cardboard to weigh it down and add a further barrier, you'll have beautiful seed ready soil in a season or two.<br /><br /> Little Home In The Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14542813650753976168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-23236396169165337522014-12-12T11:38:21.218+00:002014-12-12T11:38:21.218+00:00I started putting down old roofing sheet metal pie...I started putting down old roofing sheet metal pieces on the walkways this last year and it worked but the morning glory just spread it's roots under it and came out the other side. Still it was area I didn't have to worry about. I try and bury the rest of the garden so deep in barn waste it stops the weeds as well.<br /><br />Another thing I had an opportunity to get and didn't, and I am still kicking myself for, were 4'x4' sections of pallet plastic. It's a heavy plastic that would have worked well for a barrier that comes on pallets and the warehouse I worked at was throwing it away. I should have taken some but didn't.<br />PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-34855927237511699742014-12-12T09:25:20.193+00:002014-12-12T09:25:20.193+00:00Black silage pit plastic is very good too. I find...Black silage pit plastic is very good too. I find it's a good idea to take the cello tape and brown sticky tape off the cardboard because it doesn't rot and becomes a nuisance. I have also mulched with corrugated sheeting and old plywood sheeting and it works.northsider https://www.blogger.com/profile/00716743611909673869noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-87321206284304283902014-12-12T08:11:18.422+00:002014-12-12T08:11:18.422+00:00Mine was as well and it takes some getting on top ...Mine was as well and it takes some getting on top of (I'd imagine as I'm not on top of mine yet!). buttercups are my biggest nightmare! The cardboard should help - try it and let me know how you get on. Anything to stop them seeing daylight!Kev Alvitihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04992625860900617194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3078806588853616263.post-78506947835454386232014-12-12T07:43:06.079+00:002014-12-12T07:43:06.079+00:00I am expecting a good crop of weeds as our vegetab...I am expecting a good crop of weeds as our vegetable beds are new and on previous ground that was for grazing I might try some cardboard on some of the beds.Dawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05213759909336433460noreply@blogger.com