[Scpg] seed savers? traders? in Santa Barbara/goleta

[susan macias]

Hi Darla,

I was just re-reading the compost section (this morning, cooincidentally) of
Jeavon's book on biointensive gardening.  He specifically mentioned
eucalyptus and redwood as NOT good for mulching material.

Susan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darla Sharp" <darla at icess.ucsb.edu>
To: <scpg at arashi.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 2:01 PM
Subject: [Scpg] seed savers? traders? in Santa Barbara/goleta


> Hi,
>
> Relatively new to the list here - been reading for a couple months now.
> I recently (April 2002) moved from the SB County area (near Lane
> Farms/Magnolia Center) to the end of Goleta, in a designated rural area
> of ~150 homes, all 1 acre lots. We are the 9th (!!) owner of the
> property and there have been a lot of mishmash type yard occurences
> since the place was built in 1963. Most notably, the awful mass
> plantings of bermuda sod with green mesh plastic backing (argh, keeps
> showing up in my compost heap). We abut an open (undeveloped, but with
> very few native plants thriving) 20 acre space so naturally every weed
> happily living there blows right into my yard! I've been pretty much
> working on the yard non-stop since last April and am now coming up for a
> little bit of air.
>
> I had the following questions for list readers out there:
>
> 1. Mulch: I have a couple of (hopeful) sources for getting some free
> mulch delivered, but I am stalling because I am worried I won't know
> what types of trees/brush to say yes to - for instance, are oaks too
> acidy? pepper trees too? walnut trees? eucalyptus? Is there a preferred
> type (redwood I'm sure, but I don't know that will be available to me)?
> Any information would be most helpful to me. Thank you!!
>
> 2. Are there any groups locally that exchange seeds? I'm interested in
> vegetable/fruit seeds, but I am also interested in a few different
> exotics that do well here.
>
> 3. Has anyone on the list built a smaller sized chicken tractor? Coop
> plans? Also, how long does chicken manure need to age before it can be
> used? Should it be the green layer of a compost pile? (I am very new to
> composting, but loving the turning the pile part so far!)
>
> Thank you in advance for any feedback and for taking time to read my
> email inquiry.
>
> Best,
> Darla Sharp
>
> --------------------------------
> Darla Sharp
> Systems Group
> ICESS, UCSB
> http://www.icess.ucsb.edu
> darla at icess.ucsb.edu
>
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