Lesson 4.4.2 MULCH - Sheet mulching Part 2

 

FOOD FOREST COURSE

AGRO-ECONOMY Lesson 4.4.2 

MULCH - Sheet mulching Part 2

 

•         Wait until good rain has fallen so that the soil is wet to begin with. This will help to break down the weeds and soil underneath as it attracts the worms and other creatures.

•         Soak the newspapers thoroughly for at least ½ hour before using them. You can use wheelbarrows, wheelie bins or anything that will hold water to soak the papers in.

•         Use them in half newspaper thickness for larger areas (I just open them up) so that the weeds will be kept at bay for many months.

•         Use a generous amount of straw in ‘biscuit’ form not fluffy mulching. You will see that the layers in a bale of mulch hay will come off in sections. Use mainly these biscuits as this will keep a secure covering for a long time

•         You can scatter blood and bone and any kind of manure down on the ground before laying down the newspapers. This will encourage the worms and microbes to break down the roots of the weeds and grass and also break open the hard soil underneath the sheet mulched area. You can also lay down lucerne mulch on top of the paper as long as that is covered well with mulch hay.

•         If the soil was moist when laying down the newspapers, wait at least 3 weeks before planting as by then the weeds would be killed of. This is to ensure that when you plant and break open the newspaper underneath, you won’t have weeds growing through anymore. In the cooler time of the year you’ll need to wait a bit longer for the weeds to die.

•         When wanting to plant straight away into the newly laid sheet mulched                 area you can do so by making a hollow in the mulch, use compost to fill the             hollow and then plant into the compost. The newspaper needs to stay intact             otherwise the weeds will eventually takeover. The disadvantage with this                     method is that the plants will need regular watering as it dries out very                     quickly. If the newspaper is laid very thick it will also take far too long for the             roots to be able to penetrate into the soil so this needs to be kept in                             consideration.    

                Text from the roots, Elisabeth Ferkonia (Aus.) PDC studied with Bill Mollison,   





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