Do you know much about the benefits of hair for mulching? My partner is a barber so I have a limitless supply and recently found out that hair is an excellent addition to soil both in compost and mulch. I just don't know where to start.
I've never used it but I know it is high in nitrogen. If you compost it just mix it well with high carbon materials like leaves. For mulching I would suggest experimenting on a small area. I would think it would dry out and blow away here because we have lots of wind, but you won't know until you try.
Yeah that’s what I thought. The site I looked at turned it into a sort of felt but obviously I don’t have that capacity. Maybe I’ll try it in the poly. Thanks anyway!
It should be mostly dark brown and crumbly, and moist but not sodden. Clods are okay but you shouldn't be able to recognize any of the raw materials you started with. If I can still see horse turds I know it's not finished yet 😉
It certainly has been an interesting season so far, especially compared to last year. Weeding has been quite a chore, but it feels good to set the vegetable plants free from competition and neaten up the rows. It's all at the tipping point...needing more time to can and freeze and otherwise preserve food, and spending less time pulling weeds.
Just when I feel pretty good about keeping the weeds under control I find an area I haven't been paying attention to that is just covered in them. Overall it's a great year though. All this rain is much better than drought.
Do you know much about the benefits of hair for mulching? My partner is a barber so I have a limitless supply and recently found out that hair is an excellent addition to soil both in compost and mulch. I just don't know where to start.
I've never used it but I know it is high in nitrogen. If you compost it just mix it well with high carbon materials like leaves. For mulching I would suggest experimenting on a small area. I would think it would dry out and blow away here because we have lots of wind, but you won't know until you try.
Yeah that’s what I thought. The site I looked at turned it into a sort of felt but obviously I don’t have that capacity. Maybe I’ll try it in the poly. Thanks anyway!
Hi Lynn, great post. How do I know if my compost is ready? Thoughts on this?
It should be mostly dark brown and crumbly, and moist but not sodden. Clods are okay but you shouldn't be able to recognize any of the raw materials you started with. If I can still see horse turds I know it's not finished yet 😉
I feel like my compost takes forever- I don’t think I’m doing it right.
It's hard without animal manures.
It certainly has been an interesting season so far, especially compared to last year. Weeding has been quite a chore, but it feels good to set the vegetable plants free from competition and neaten up the rows. It's all at the tipping point...needing more time to can and freeze and otherwise preserve food, and spending less time pulling weeds.
Just when I feel pretty good about keeping the weeds under control I find an area I haven't been paying attention to that is just covered in them. Overall it's a great year though. All this rain is much better than drought.