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To: Red_Devil 232; gardengirl
What about rice straw in your area? Not sure it is as good as wheat?

btw... my Mean Old First Wife came home at 2:00 and ordered me out in the garden to finish the Dahlias. Tough to do in gale force winds but...

76 posted on 04/18/2008 4:52:45 PM PDT by tubebender (Why am I dressed up like a Pirate serving chowder and ice tea...)
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To: tubebender

Oat straw would probably work, too.

You must have a beautiful yard! I love dahlias. Seems like they get spider mites here too much, and voles/ squirrels really like the bulbs.

Good luck with the wind! It blew a gale here last week. Must have been coming straight off an iceberg!


79 posted on 04/18/2008 5:01:20 PM PDT by gardengirl
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To: tubebender
Rice is not grown here. It is basically grown south of I-10 in Louisiana and South Texas. So I doubt I could find rice straw.
83 posted on 04/18/2008 5:06:53 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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