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Kevin

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  1. I agree 100%. If they are doing a shutdown only grocery stores and Dr. office should be open. No reason for hardware stores and dept. stores to be open.

    Newzealand had it right, that's why they have no cases and are open again. 

    I see a shutdown happening because no way Cuomo will allow people to gather for New Years, especially NYC. 

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  2. ,You can use it the 2nd year for stuff like potatoes or ground cover, but it won't stand upright and be solid because most of the inside has decomposed. The book I got is called Straw Bale Gardens Complete.  You can buy it on Amazon. It shows everything you need. I was intrigued to find out that while growing tomatoes, peppers from the top of the bale. You can add herbs, spices and such to the sides of the bale. 


  3. I decided to do it at the last minute (not a big surprise if you know me) and I couldn't find straw bales, so I bought hay bales from Sheddens for $3 each. 

    You put them where you want them then you add a nitrogen rich fertilizer and water them every day or so for 2 weeks. That starts the decomposition on the inside. After the 2 weeks are up you wait a few days for the inside to cool down. Then take your trowel and plant the plants. 

    Obviously this is the Readers Digest version and you should check out more on the interweb.


  4. Because I didn't want to dig up my yard with a shovel and I don't own a rototiller I decided to try a straw bale garden. 

    After 1 year I will say I will not go back to normal gardening.  No weeds to pull and less bending over. I got a book as a gift to help me improve my garden for next year. 

    The good thing the bales from this year I will toss into the yard in the spring and run them over with lawn mower and use it as fertilizer for my yard.  

    If you are a gardener and are tired of weeding or your back and knees don't like the kneeling and bending Straw Bale is the way to go. 

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