We live on Blue Planet that circles a ball of fire. Our Planet is circled by a Golden Moon that moves its oceans. Now tell me that you don’t believe in miracles....Unknown
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We live on Blue Planet that circles a ball of fire. Our Planet is circled by a Golden Moon that moves its oceans. Now tell me that you don’t believe in miracles....Unknown
Regards, Scott
Blog: 5 Acres & A Dream
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Blog: 5 Acres & A Dream
Books: Kikobian Books | Permies Digital Market
Yes, plain plastic or plain paper are easier to recycle than the mix of the two. When some of the mixed ones landed in my compost accidentally, I had to try to gently pull it out without the ultra-thin plastic breaking up too much. I wonder if the worms would selectively eat the paper off the mixed style of bag? I was using a regular compost, rather than a worm-specific one.Skandi Rogers wrote: Since ours are plain clear plastic they can go in the recycling along with the hundreds of wood pellet bags we generate each year.
I used to get rabbit pee/poop contaminated bedding from a lady who was struggling to keep it out of the land-fill. The thin garbage bags she used didn't survive well, but I found if I doubled them so that the holes didn't line up, that enabled me to get a second use out of most of them.since they invariably have holes in.. not much use for that!
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I have Hobbit feet, but if I keep them shaved, no one notices.
"... And being swept along is not enough." R.M. Rilke
"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." C.S. Lewis
"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." C.S. Lewis
Jenn White wrote: Last spring I verified they’re made of a food grade plastic! I decided to use them as grown bags for our potato crop, and it worked out very well. Our plant yields weren’t as abundant as those of our traditionally grown crops, but the convenience of growing in bags was a fair trade off IMO. I was able to grow potatoes right over our leaching field, which normally wouldn’t be used to grow veggies. It also became a great permaculture conversation starter in my town. People who saw them not only inquired about what they were, they asked if I had extras to share as well. A win in my book!
Joy and abundance, Cory
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
Matt McSpadden wrote:I know this is not exactly answering the question directly, but depending on the kind of feed, and how much room you have in a shed or garage... you might consider buying in bulk. This can often be cheaper if you need a certain amount of feed. It also creates far less waste compared to the same amount of feed, but bagged in lots of little bags instead of one big bag. I've seen people like Justin Rhodes get a 1000lb on a pallet. When I had chickens, 30 of them were eating around 45lb a week. So, while 1000lb sounds like a lot, it would have been about 6 months or so of food for just 30 chickens.
All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.
"The future is something which everyone reaches at the rate of sixty minutes an hour, whatever he does, whoever he is." C.S. Lewis
"When the whole world is running towards a cliff, he who is running in the opposite direction appears to have lost his mind." C.S. Lewis
Jenn White wrote:...I decided to use them as grown bags for our potato crop, and it worked out very well. Our plant yields weren’t as abundant as those of our traditionally grown crops, but the convenience of growing in bags was a fair trade off IMO. I was able to grow potatoes right over our leaching field, which normally wouldn’t be used to grow veggies. It also became a great permaculture conversation starter in my town. People who saw them not only inquired about what they were, they asked if I had extras to share as well. A win in my book! 🙂
Lif Strand
New Mexico USA
Matt McSpadden wrote:... you might consider buying in bulk. This can often be cheaper if you need a certain amount of feed. It also creates far less waste compared to the same amount of feed, but bagged in lots of little bags instead of one big bag. I've seen people like Justin Rhodes get a 1000lb on a pallet. When I had chickens, 30 of them were eating around 45lb a week. So, while 1000lb sounds like a lot, it would have been about 6 months or so of food for just 30 chickens.
Lif Strand
New Mexico USA
Cécile Stelzer Johnson wrote:...We might try snow trap or wind barrier, just to give them one more use: Plant 2 posts and slip the bag, turned inside out over the 2 poles. Repeat. you would get a white barrier. The obstruction would only be as tall as the bag, but that may be all you need for a snow trap or for protecting wildlife...
Lif Strand
New Mexico USA
Lif Strand wrote:
Cécile Stelzer Johnson wrote:...We might try snow trap or wind barrier, just to give them one more use: Plant 2 posts and slip the bag, turned inside out over the 2 poles. Repeat. you would get a white barrier. The obstruction would only be as tall as the bag, but that may be all you need for a snow trap or for protecting wildlife...
Something like that would work as a wind barrier for gardens, too. In New Mexico USA where I live the wind blows hard in the spring and pretty hard a lot of the rest of the year. I'm thinking that young plants in particular would benefit from wind blocks.
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Lif Strand
New Mexico USA
If I ever think I know everything, then I'm really lost and need to rearrange my entire thinking.
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JayGee
Here. Have a potato. I grew it in my armpit. And from my other armpit, this tiny ad:
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