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05-30-2008, 09:33 AM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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We need a couple stacks of old newspapers for the garden.
Anybody coming to Jeff's wood run have some to spare? |  
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05-30-2008, 10:07 AM
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Name: Jim City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Mike,
I'll bet most people don't know why you want it.
I use it every year, works great and a whole lot less work.
Jim | |
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05-30-2008, 10:19 AM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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We're putting in a couple new raised beds and we need the paper to line the bottom of the boxes. We stopped taking the local paper so I don't have any lying around. | |
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05-30-2008, 10:22 AM
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Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Arg. I recycle them, pickup was yesterday. You could go raid the stack of Harbor Freight flyers I suppose 
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05-30-2008, 12:22 PM
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Name: Robert City: Youngsville State: NC County: Franklin Join Date: Oct 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I'll bring you some . I have more than enough for my garden 
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05-30-2008, 12:43 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Thanks Robert! | |
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05-30-2008, 05:22 PM
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Name: Jim City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Mike,
For years now my wife and I have used old newspapers for weed control in the garden.
After planting and seeds are up, we put 6 sheets of newspaper down, covering everything but the newly emerged seed. Then place mulch, we use the leaves we've chipped up during the fall, on top of the newspaper to hide it from view.
The newsprint is too thick for weeds to come up through as they sprout, but water and fertilizer have no problem getting to the garden plants. We never have to weed or hoe all summer long. Come late fall, the newspaper has disintegrated and become more organic material for the garden.
Just stay away from the color ads on the slick paper. They are usually printed with an ink that may contain lead.
Jim | |
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05-30-2008, 05:33 PM
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Name: Mike City: Westfield State: NC County: Stokes Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 51 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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We grow in raised beds, the newsprint is in the bottom of the bed, then compost then top soil. We never have weeds in the beds. The beds are easy to turn under at the end of the season. Do a search for "square foot gardening". | |
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05-30-2008, 08:57 PM
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Name: Clay Lowman City: Willow Spring State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Oct 2005 Age: 36 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Ohh.. the old SFG.... A wonderful way to have a garden. We have 4 SFGs in the backyard this year.... Square Foot Gardening
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05-30-2008, 09:26 PM
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Name: Robert City: Youngsville State: NC County: Franklin Join Date: Oct 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by JRD  Mike,
For years now my wife and I have used old newspapers for weed control in the garden.
After planting and seeds are up, we put 6 sheets of newspaper down, covering everything but the newly emerged seed. Then place mulch, we use the leaves we've chipped up during the fall, on top of the newspaper to hide it from view.
The newsprint is too thick for weeds to come up through as they sprout, but water and fertilizer have no problem getting to the garden plants. We never have to weed or hoe all summer long. Come late fall, the newspaper has disintegrated and become more organic material for the garden.
Just stay away from the color ads on the slick paper. They are usually printed with an ink that may contain lead.
Jim That is exactly what I do as well, right down to the chipped leaves . Works like a champ ! As a side note, the News & Disturber is printed with soy ink , but I still do not use the color slicks
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05-30-2008, 09:34 PM
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Name: jeff... City: Stovall State: NC County: Granville Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Originally Posted by JRD Just stay away from the color ads on the slick paper. They are usually printed with an ink that may contain lead.
Jim Eeeeek first it's lead based paint from China - now it lead based ink from? are newspapers still printed in the USA?
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