tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post7640833699119885199..comments2024-03-26T11:55:08.128-07:00Comments on Powell River Books Blog: Baking SoilPowell River Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-8940723397901068152012-05-13T16:39:26.277-07:002012-05-13T16:39:26.277-07:00Thanks for the tip Jenn. I'll have to give it ...Thanks for the tip Jenn. I'll have to give it a try. You know that I don't want to use anything poisonous to good critters, like us when we drink the lake water. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-9574914047086249072012-05-13T05:30:24.248-07:002012-05-13T05:30:24.248-07:00We've got so many bugs everywhere!
One natural...We've got so many bugs everywhere!<br />One natural thing, Ed Lawrence always says to use 1 part dish soap to 40 parts water, spray it on the soil. I use that for whitefly, and all sorts of bugs.<br />I do laud you for your floating gardens.<br />Greetings from <a href="http://mymuskoka.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow"> Cottage Country</a>!Jenn Jilkshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05259681360456905055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-69825268762997722202009-09-29T09:08:10.460-07:002009-09-29T09:08:10.460-07:00Never tried it but I might try it by covering my v...Never tried it but I might try it by covering my veggie beds with black plastic. I wonder if the good worms will also die? I'll have to do a little more research.Margarethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03593728147751269710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-20559716201325482782009-09-29T08:22:05.260-07:002009-09-29T08:22:05.260-07:00Thanks for both of your suggestions. Maybe I'...Thanks for both of your suggestions. Maybe I'll try a combo of cooking the soil in a heated device and the sun. I have an old BBQ that I could put on low to bake the soil a batch at a time and then put it back in the plastic to hold until next spring. - MargyPowell River Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17580698518291129041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-35643270574889304162009-09-29T07:23:49.755-07:002009-09-29T07:23:49.755-07:00I don't think it gets hot enough out here to s...I don't think it gets hot enough out here to successfully cook the soil. But I suppose it is worth a try. MBSmall City Sceneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12307313549480618415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35356005.post-10413425774563413152009-09-29T04:15:27.010-07:002009-09-29T04:15:27.010-07:00I have put smaller amounts of potting soil on tray...I have put smaller amounts of potting soil on trays in a slow oven for half an hour. Yes, it stinks. But it works.Susannah Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11923063322849781223noreply@blogger.com