What Can I Use To Mulch Strawberries

Advantages of Pine Straw in your landscaping: It provides the best level of acidity for your plants to take in optimum soil nutrients It doesn't float and get rid of and breaks down more slowly, so it does not require to be reapplied as frequently as other mulches It is easier to deal with and lighter per cubic foot than other mulches: one big bale can cover as much location as 30 cubic feet of the majority of mulches the expense per square foot is competitive with other mulches It breathes better, doesn't compact, and enables better water seepage It is simple to apply: simply unroll the bales and scatter by hand It does not bring in termites It includes organic material and nutrients to soil and minimizes weeds The consistent color and great texture of pine straw draws out the color, contrast, and texture of your landscape You can utilize it for disintegration control where turf won't grow to hold soil, even on hillsides and paths

Frequently Asked Questions

October/November Wedding.....?
My Fiance Are Planning An October Or November Wedding. We Are Having A Backyard Wedding And Have A Really Tight Budget ($1,500). What Are Ways To Decorate Fencing And A Way To Make A Creative Alter That Is Not Common. It Is Not Formal, Very Casual Actually, We Just Want It To Look Nice. Also Where Are Cheap Places To Rent Chairs And Tables In Southern California.

it depends upon whether it is an evening or daytime wedding.

for an evening wedding, get those twinkle lights that drape over bushes and things and drape them over the fence. set some pots of fall flowers around the fence every few feet.

or you can use tulle and bows. tulle is very cheap to buy by the yard. just get lots of it and gather it in bunches to swag along the fence and fasten at each post and put a large bow, either out of ribbon or more tulle and perhaps a flower in the middle of the bow. let the ends of the bow hang down long toward the ground for more elegance.

balloons are also good inexpensive ways to decorate a fence. they look very festive. do balloon bouquets in fall colors and tie them in groups of 3 or 5 along the fence at the posts. let their ribbons hang down to the ground.

for an altar area, you can buy a white metal arch from places like michaels or ben franklin craft stores for about 10 dollars. decorate it with tulle, flowers, ivy garlands, twinkle lights and/or balloons and use it as your altar area. you can line a little walkway up to it with potted fall plants or pillar candles or even bags of sand with tea lights in them.

use potted plants from lowes or home depot set about to decorate, even as centerpieces. you can stick a candle in the middle of a 3 dollar potted plant for a nice centerpiece. tie a ribbon on the plastic pots if you wish or set tea lights around them on the tables. scatter fall leaves on the tables for a great fall look

you could also use bales of hay or pine straw for an altar area. just stack them up to create a backdrop and then put potted flowers on them to decorate.

for cheap tables and chairs this place is as cheap as you will find them. they have chair for 1.00 each. http://www.vistapartyrentals.com/id53.ht...

Cleaning A Stall Question!!?
When You Clean A Horse’S Stall And You Are Taking Out Bedding Etc, Do You Take It All Out And Then Spray It With Some Bleach Or Something And Then Let It Dry? I Heard That To Get Rid Of The Ammonia You Have To Do Something Like This. Or Is That Only With A Certain Types Of “Footed” Stalls? If It Is Only With Certain Types Of Stalls Such As Cement “Footed” Stalls Then How Specifically Do You Do The Whole Spraying Thing?

Typically, your stall is cleaned often enough that there shouldn't be build up of urine or manure. To keep your horse healthy, stalls should be spot-cleaned daily and manure and wet bedding removed. More clean pine shavings, straw or other suitable bedding material is added to replace the used bedding that is removed.

If you are using stall mats, its very easy to remove the mats and hose and disinfect them regularly.

To do a thorough cleaning, all bedding is removed and a concrete or solid-floored stall can be scrubbed down with a heavy duty deck brush and hosed out. If you want to disinfect, a mild solution of bleach and water can then be used. Packed dirt should simply be cleaned down to earth and raked even.

We have livestock, and I typically do a complete bedding change about once monthly. I only do a complete removal with major disinfection twice yearly, generally before kidding/lambing season starts and before winter temps drop and everyone is spending most of their time indoors. As the majority of the animals' time is spent outdoors in good weather, a daily cleaning is enough.

If you are renting a stall in a barn or rotating animals, its a good idea to disinfect to prevent transmission of any disease that may be carried from one animal to another (such as hoof and mouth). This also helps keep internal and external parasites at bay.

What Is The Best Way To Learn How To Maintain The Back Yard And Front Yard Of A House?
I Would Really Appreciate Any Suggestions Like Which Book Is Good, Which Website, Or Should I Go Somewhere To Learn Or Hire Somebody To Teach Me? I Have A House With A Yard With Lot Of Pine Trees And Some Other Trees Like A Magnolia (Lots Of Dead Leaves Under It) And A Weeping Willow (Lots Of Dead Branches And Stuff Under That One Too). There Are Also Magnolias And Other Bushes, And Something That I Think Are Rhododendrons And A Lot Of Other Stuff But I Have No Idea What To Call Them. There Is Also Grass Here And There (I Don’T Know What Kind Of Grass) And Between The Pine Trees And The House. I Never Had To Maintain A Yard Before (Used To Live In An Apartment) But Now I Need To Take Care Of My Yard, At Least Clean It Up, And I Have No Idea Where To Start, And What Tools To Use. Once I Learn How To Clean It Up, I Will Move Forward About Learning How To Plant Stuff Maybe. Thank You For Any Imput.

I started learning about how to take care of my trees, plants & yard by going to the library & getting books on landscaping & plants in general.
It's fun & exciting to learn about all the possibilities. I also kept an eye on how my neighbors worked in their yards & gardens... and asked a lot of questions. LOL

If you have a large yard you need a riding lawnmower, if it's small you can use a walk-behind mower. A garden fork, small pruners, & a bigger heavy-duty bush pruner would be my first picks followed by a rake, shovel, hoe, & the biggest hose you can get or several medium size hoses which connect together to reach the space you have to water.You can use the heavy-duty garden fork to dig up the plants that you don't want. If you want to put in a plant, the fork can be used for digging without compacting the soil for better drainage & you can use it tilted sideways to break up clumps. Your plants may need trimming so the pruners help. If you have large bushes, you'll eventually need a hedge trimmer. If you have an electrical outlet nearby your bushes, an electric hedge trimmer would be handy & convenient. You'll need a heavy-duty extension cord that'll reach to your bushes. If you have really large bushes that you're taking out, a chain-saw would be easier & faster than trying to do it any other way. Small bushes can be cut down with a heavy-duty bush pruner & a pruning saw.

Here's some sites to get you started:
Gardening websites
http://www.gardenguides.com/
http://www.jerrybaker.com/
Landscape Design
http://www.plantoasis.com/
Meditation Garden
http://www.cacradicalgrace.org/resources/garden_plan.html
Country Gardens
http://www.cg-designs.net/design-process.htm
Stone Patio & Path
http://www.dataexe.com.au/eds/townhouse.htm
Classic Landscape
http://www.classiclandscapes.co.uk/portfolio/planning_graphics/plan2_large.jpg
http://www.arcadiagardendesign.biz/img33.htm
Garden design winners
http://landliving.com/articles/0000000139.aspx
Small Landscaping Plans
http://www.addis-gardendesign.co.uk/plan2.htm
Lawncare
http://www.yardcare.com/
Good luck on your gardening adventure!! Hope this is helpful.
P.S. Yes, you can use your pine needles for mulch...it's especially good for acid-loving plants. My roses love the pine needles around their base & it's included in my protective barrier around the roses during the freezing winter. It protects...but doesn't smother them.

How Much Do Chickens Cost?
As In Like How Much Would It Cost For The Pen, Coop, Food, Everything.

Okay the chickens themselves:

***Baby Chicks $2-$3 each ... 1yr olds/point of lay hens: $10-$20 each ... Roosters: $5 or less ... Hens 1.5yrs old or older $5-$10 each

Coops:

***Coop for 3 to 5 hens/roosters $100-$250 ... 6-10 hens/roosters $300 to $500 ... 15+ hens/roosters $600+

Some coops come with the run, but runs alone run anywhere from $20-$150 ...its cheaper to build your own coop/run and chickens. Its also cheapest to start with your own chicks and raise them yourself.


Feed:

***25lb bag is about $12-$15 ... it depends where you go, chick starter costs $5

Feeders/Waterers:

***Again, size varies but expect about $10 for the feeder and $15 for the waterer. They will last a very long time.


Others:

***Diatomaceous Earth, you might need this every once in a while, this is how you clean them, but you just put it in their run and they'll bathe themselves.

***Calcium, when your hens lay...for thick shells provide a little extra calcuim, they sell it in bird aisles at feed supply stores.



That's about other than some bedding, its about $9 a bale of straw here or $12 for a bag of pine shavings...Enjoy your chickens if you get them!!
~Whittni

Pine Straw/ Pine Needles For Ground Covering?
If I Use Pine Straw/Needles, How Do You Get The Leaves Out Of Them In The Fall Without Blowing Or Raking All Of Them Away? Is There A Trick To This?

There really is no trick to this, what will happen is over time they will wash away, or get blown away and you will have to refresh them. They do pack down over time and you wont have to do it that often but you will each year want to put a little top dressing down to freshen them up. Also Pine needles will increase the acid level in the soil so make sure you are putting them around plants and trees that like a lower PH otherwise you might be having to make some soil amendments. Good luck!

What Can I Use To Mulch Strawberries

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