DonTesla
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Aaaaah, so THAT's what the filling of one of my yoga cushions is!
I've been pondering using those in my soil mixes too - the old batch, in the cushion, has been sat on for quite some years, but doesn't look any worse for wear, when I compare it to the new filling. So it must be hellishly loaded with those structuring substances (was it chitin?), moreso than the grain hulls I've also sat on, which tend to crack lengthwise and start pulverizing.
Also, I like how the curved shape makes them bouncey, promising fluffiness in the soil mix.
I'd be curious to know what the hulls are made up of specifically, but sadly couldn't find anything specifically. But I did find this about using the hulls in and around the garden, nice and simple and clear: http://www.bettervegetablegardening.com/types-of-mulch.html#hulls
mmMm use em in the wormbin too!
I need to mix a bit of soil for uppotting in a few days and do think some of those hulls are going to get incorporated
Cheers!
Yes, good point about the worm bin I'm gonna have to add a bunch when I get them. Good call. And yeah @calliandra the fact they are joined in the middle make them like little concave springs, I've been reading that people use them in mattresses for 10-15 years then recycle them as topdress/mulch in the garden, so it got me thinking, hey what the shit am I depending on rice for! That and we are the largest exporters or were, for buckwheat, and cause the rice hulls cost me $4400 extra to get 20Tonnes delivered, thats just for frieght, in USD, which is how much the rice cost in the first place, so literally double, may as well try go local right, lol.