tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133711281720638678.post940019905656160433..comments2024-03-27T14:16:36.463-06:00Comments on Fy Nyth...: Good Morning & My Mulch DisasterFy Nythhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04890253011233652121noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133711281720638678.post-23897850785255958682017-12-06T21:14:46.872-07:002017-12-06T21:14:46.872-07:00Aw, too bad. I don't know when you put your c...Aw, too bad. I don't know when you put your chips down, but might they have already broken down enough to provide their own material on top of the rocks? Only mentioning in case you were thinking of what was there before and hadn't checked it recently. (I planted under my chips, over clay, in a tiny bit of added soil per hole, before the chips had broken down, and the plants did remarkably well. Not your standard garden logic; but amazing to me)Nataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738868624262818821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133711281720638678.post-13870914721724584802017-12-06T12:07:26.645-07:002017-12-06T12:07:26.645-07:00Under the pathways, it's pretty much solid roc...Under the pathways, it's pretty much solid rock. I'd raked all available loose soil into the beds after initially pulling truckloads of rock out to create the garden. Fy Nythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890253011233652121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133711281720638678.post-48611974974613287452017-12-06T12:05:25.483-07:002017-12-06T12:05:25.483-07:00Thanks! Some of both. Somethings are perennial, so...Thanks! Some of both. Somethings are perennial, some things re-seed, and some I have to replant every year. Fy Nythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890253011233652121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133711281720638678.post-19715937792607063712017-09-17T15:07:29.508-06:002017-09-17T15:07:29.508-06:00I can't remember when you said you put the chi...I can't remember when you said you put the chips down in the paths (if you did say). What is the soil like under the chips now? Maybe you could use the current paths as your rows next year. Maybe add some fresh manure on top now so nutrients can leach down and the chips break down more over winter, meanwhile your soil might be really lovely under there come spring. Then your current rows can become your paths for a year or two, with more chips on them slowly breaking down all the time. I realize your current rows are wider than your paths, but this might be a great solution!Nataliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00738868624262818821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133711281720638678.post-72517264068672209272017-09-05T14:10:17.767-06:002017-09-05T14:10:17.767-06:00Hey Ariel, about your flowers and herbs around the...Hey Ariel, about your flowers and herbs around the house, do you replant them or do you let them reseed? They look stunning and plentiful all the time!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15068164580989551419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133711281720638678.post-9728980331755172292017-09-04T10:02:01.723-06:002017-09-04T10:02:01.723-06:00I am very aware of the difference having grown up ...I am very aware of the difference having grown up farming. While you can certainly mulch with straw (It does tend to come with even more chemicals due to grain crops being routinely killed with roundup so they can be harvested all at the same time.) I choose hay because I am looking to add the extra nutrients to the garden as it decomposes. It can contain more seeds for sure, but if you mulch heavily enough, none can sprout or come through so in my experience, this is not a problem. If you let the mulch thin though, you will get grass growing.Fy Nythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04890253011233652121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1133711281720638678.post-24934604768004462422017-09-04T09:38:08.199-06:002017-09-04T09:38:08.199-06:00Hay vs straw. Hay consists of grasses that have be...Hay vs straw. Hay consists of grasses that have been harvested for animal feed. Straw is the stalks of grains that have been harvested. Straw is the preferred garden mulch because it does not contain nearly the seed content that hay does. Sure there is some, but not much. Laying hay as mulch will result in a garden being overrun by grass. While some will sprout from straw, it is far less of a problem. So the general rule of thumb, never us hay for mulch.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com