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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    I want to thank all of you who joined in the thread yesterday. Giving your time and the benefit of your experience was much appreciated. With your...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 7, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Thank you DiggersJo! It is a bit of a challenge - getting used to the extremities of climate and the "I'd like this but I've only got this...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 7, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Thank you NigelJ and sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Very much appreciate your advice :-) We live in Central Italy - north of Umbria....
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 7, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    When you get off, if you have any advice - I'd be most thankful for it. All the best, Justine.
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Thank you. The allotment anecdote is very heartening. Chemists, botanists, previous Laurel compost users - you are all welcome to "chip in" :-) -...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Hi Pete, I agree with you - and definitely my call on what to do. I am just looking for anyone with direct experience of the situation and to have...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Thanks, John. much appreciated. Laurels are also known to be super invasive, so perhaps they just took all the water for themselves? Justine :-)
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    I really appreciate the feedback. Gardening isn't really a thing where I am. Most folks have an "orto" - veg patch - but only for beans, tomatoes,...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Hiya, thank you. I have read that article, Unfortunately, it only talks about the effects while shredding - not any onward effects. You would...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Hi Pete, yes, I have been reading that precautions should be taken when pruning and shredding. And that is what is confusing me. The same sites...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Thanks again. Yes, we can get other material but this was free and we do not have a lot of money - hence the veg patch. Sadly, no advice advice...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Hi, Thank you. I am seeking an answer to whether any poison produced by the Laurel can leach into the vegetables when Laurel mulch is laid on the...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Hello and thank you!

    Hi Wiseowl, I noticed that you are a moderator here. I have a question in the Edible Gardening section that I am keen to get expert help on (Using...
    Post by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024 in forum: New Members Introduction
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    Using Laurel Mulch on Vegetable Beds

    Hi All, I need your help. I was given a bag of shredded Laurel, and thinking it was Bay Laurel, I used it as a thin top mulch for my potatoes. I...
    Thread by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024, 29 replies, in forum: Edible Gardening
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    Hello and thank you!

    Hi All,Thank you for creating this space for gardeners old and new to get advice and share stories. Much appreciated. Justine Owens
    Thread by: j.owens, Aug 6, 2024, 4 replies, in forum: New Members Introduction
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