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question regarding adding corn husks to soil
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Posted by a2zmom NJ - Z6 (My Page) on Fri, Jul 3, 09 at 21:00
| Hi! I am starting my very first lasagna garden and I'm planning to add corn husks as one of the layers. Do I need to shred the husks? And if so, what's the best method.
Thanks for any help. |
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RE: question regarding adding corn husks to soil
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| If you shred them they'll break down faster, but if you don't shred them, they'll still break down. |
RE: question regarding adding corn husks to soil
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| There is a large difference in the break down of dry corn husks vs green ones. As bpgreen stated they will still break down but the dry ones may take a couple of seasons to do so depending on weather conditions and what your other layers are. Green ones will be gone fairly quickly. |
RE: question regarding adding corn husks to soil
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| These are green. Straight from the huge waste barrel at the supermarket. So great, I'm just going to toss them on! I'll be layering them with coffee grounds, composted manure, grass clippings and in the fall, leaves. |
RE: question regarding adding corn husks to soil
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| You might want to layer in some shredded paper until you start getting leaves. Those other ingredients are all higher in nitrogen (greens), so you could get a stinky mess . |
RE: question regarding adding corn husks to soil
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| You don't have to shred anything. But the smaller something is the faster it will decompose. Whole trees that fall down in the forest still decay over time - it just takes longer. You just have to balance out how much time and energy you want to put into the project, how soon you wnat to be able to have the plot ready for planting, and what you want to plant in the space. If you are going to plant fruit trees, seedlings, or sow seeds right in the plot will all have an impact of what the soil texture needs to be in order to be successful. |
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