tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post2267515946794698020..comments2023-09-09T08:23:02.728-04:00Comments on ThirteenEleven: Newspapers Recycled in the Garden.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-20557927139368915062009-05-04T15:24:00.000-04:002009-05-04T15:24:00.000-04:00Perfect idea, and a great reminder, but my favorit...Perfect idea, and a great reminder, but my favorite part is your brave confession that sometimes you get distracted and start to read yesterday's news. Hilarious.Marionhttp://thesisterproject.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-52751872019717614532009-04-28T18:49:00.000-04:002009-04-28T18:49:00.000-04:00I never count the number of sheets of newspaper I ...I never count the number of sheets of newspaper I use as weed barrier in my garden either.<br /><br />Bonus talking point. One of the papers I used featured an article about a friend. I can honestly tell him that he's buried in my yard :)Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-42406992649133324392009-04-27T13:14:00.000-04:002009-04-27T13:14:00.000-04:00BITH- Good Luck with your garden.
Anony-Thanks f...BITH- Good Luck with your garden. <br /><br />Anony-Thanks for bringing up that part. Some inserts even have staples. I do use color printed newsprint, some people do not, but more and more of the actual newsprint is color now. However I never use the more glossy insert papers. I wish the advertisers would not use that.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327560462230807825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-81962739066318249412009-04-26T18:31:00.000-04:002009-04-26T18:31:00.000-04:00The ‘newsprint paper’ part of newspapers does make...The ‘newsprint paper’ part of newspapers does make an excellent mulch and weed deterrent. The colored ink and the chemicals from the glossy printed parts (usually inserts) can be harmful to the plants and shouldn’t be used in the garden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-8378867365615157462009-04-23T23:24:00.000-04:002009-04-23T23:24:00.000-04:00My mom was telling me about the newspaper trick re...My mom was telling me about the newspaper trick recently. We are going to mulch the area in front of our house this weekend. I am going to have to try this! I will let you know how it goes. Thanks!Bungalow in the Hollowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01860061476551722205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-28306532236840910582009-04-23T10:22:00.000-04:002009-04-23T10:22:00.000-04:00Bbliss- Thanks, I know, The sound of BasketBall sh...Bbliss- Thanks, I know, The sound of BasketBall shoes squeaking, is amplified 1000% on TV. <br /><br />Why S? - Now, I am seeing in my mind all mobs carrying all sorts of colorful pitchforks and garden tools.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327560462230807825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-89114716793782898252009-04-23T10:03:00.000-04:002009-04-23T10:03:00.000-04:00Love this post, Jenni. Great idea for reusing new...Love this post, Jenni. Great idea for reusing newspapers--and for keeping your tools around for when you need them. <br /><br />(I totally agree about the basketball shoe squeaks--eek!)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-48499825641586632552009-04-22T17:14:00.000-04:002009-04-22T17:14:00.000-04:00Excellent Earth Day post.
From now on, whenever...Excellent Earth Day post. <br /><br />From now on, whenever I hear about angry mobs with pitchforks chasing down AIG execs, I will imagine you in the crowd with your polka-dotted fork.Why S?https://www.blogger.com/profile/16430725193750271819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-55056552090207275782009-04-22T16:43:00.000-04:002009-04-22T16:43:00.000-04:00Jennifer- You will be so happy when you can enjoy ...Jennifer- You will be so happy when you can enjoy the garden with out any weeds. Or almost any weeds.<br /><br />Amalie- I had to google ajuga. <br />We have good soil in our yard. <br />Alot of properties have red clay in these parts. So I have been lucky by not having to add much to the soil before planting. YAY!.<br /><br />Good Luck to everyone and their gardens.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327560462230807825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-2075150670803076942009-04-22T12:19:00.000-04:002009-04-22T12:19:00.000-04:00Adam and I are planning on doing this, too-- we'll...Adam and I are planning on doing this, too-- we'll use newspaper in place of a plastic liner, since we have some stubborn ajuga where we want to plant. Then we've been cultivating some awesome compost, so we'll do a solid layer of that between the paper and our half decomposed leaves. We're also hoping that some of the dry leaves in the compost will eliminate the need for any peat in our soil...Amaliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12813482700712319697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-31582451117220598402009-04-22T11:38:00.000-04:002009-04-22T11:38:00.000-04:001916- This really works well.
Stucco House- I ...1916- This really works well. <br /><br />Stucco House- I almost did ask the neighbors, But I felt weird, so I didn't. Next fall, I will get up the nerve. <br /><br />Modernemama- Fecknet is a good word. LOL<br /><br />Lee- I posted a pic just for you. ;).<br /><br />Green Fairy- I need to place newspapers under the mulch in the flower beds too. Right now, I do not have enough paper. Newspapers are much smaller today, and the Atlanta Journal is not available here anymore.Jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00327560462230807825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-8821440103251723292009-04-21T23:07:00.000-04:002009-04-21T23:07:00.000-04:00I tried the newspaper trick for the first time las...I tried the newspaper trick for the first time last summer, and it really works well! We didn't have a single weed in our flower beds.Joannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17374925727669703513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-8518770021495950722009-04-21T20:40:00.000-04:002009-04-21T20:40:00.000-04:00One year I drove around the neighborhood in my tru...One year I drove around the neighborhood in my truck loading up the leaves that folks had so neatly bagged and put at the curb. My compost runneth over.Leenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-65761035522035128962009-04-21T19:04:00.000-04:002009-04-21T19:04:00.000-04:00Super ideas - the newspaper and the girly tools!
...Super ideas - the newspaper and the girly tools!<br /><br />(BTW the captcha word is "fecknet". Isn't that a great curse word? Oh fecknet, who's borrowed my shovel!)modernemamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00837091713842104507noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-43274223240449540362009-04-21T13:59:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:59:00.000-04:00I'm planning on doing something similar, with a la...I'm planning on doing something similar, with a layer of compost between the straw and newspaper. Sounds like a good method!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17377889829748572675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-60069062685748008702009-04-21T13:54:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:54:00.000-04:00Hey, I do the same thing :-) You might just ask y...Hey, I do the same thing :-) You might just ask your neighbors if you can have their leaves. I know if someone asked me for some of mine, I'd do a little dance of joy (I have way too many to ever use in my own yard & compost bin).StuccoHousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10608839109697874015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2255480880645861388.post-6397365644461193572009-04-21T13:03:00.000-04:002009-04-21T13:03:00.000-04:00Great idea! Im starting my garden soon and will us...Great idea! Im starting my garden soon and will use this info :) We have tons of newspapers at my work I can bring home instead of tossing in the trash.1916home.nethttp://www.1916home.netnoreply@blogger.com