From: silas@simple.gopher   
      
   On 3/19/19 9:34 PM, Terry Coombs wrote:   
   >   So I decided the easiest way to get mulch around the strawberries is   
   > to use shredded paper - but I'm unsure about what paper is safe . Useta   
   > be that glossy paper was not , but newsprint was . I *think* most modern   
   > inks are soy based and safe , but I'm not sure . It'd sure be nice to   
   > use all those spam mails for something productive instead of burning them .   
   >   
      
   I doubt inks and coatings are totally benign, but then what is these days?   
      
   https://www.menofthewest.net/undercover-gardening-with-shredded-paper/   
      
   Soaking and sloshing the shredded paper a bit more than suggested might   
   further wash out the inks and coatings into the waste water.  Definitely   
   remove the plastic windows from the envelopes.   
      
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