This message is from: Marsha Jo Hannah <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Corinne Logan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've been wondering what to do with all that twine hanging around :-) > No seriously, what does everyone do with their grain bags & twine?
My grain sacks (the woven plastic kind) and baling twine (also plastic) eventually end up in the landfill, although much of it has a second "career" before getting there. I use baling twine in the garden for my green beans to climb, to support young tomato starts within their cages, to restrain the asperagus "ferns" within their fences, etc. Of course, it gets used in all manner of places around the ranch, to temporarily patch this, close that, and hold the other up, down, in, out, etc. Baling twine, plus a good pocket knife, can also qualify as the minimalist spares kit for carriage driving. ;-) "Grain" sacks (well, alfalfa pellets, as my fat Fjords and donkey don't get any grain) are actually in short supply around here. I had to beg some from a neighbor, for my next project---cleaning up under our black walnut tree. The woven plastic sacks are strong enough, but not too big---when filled with walnuts, they're still movable from ground to pickup to dump. And, of course, they get tied closed with baling twine.... However, talk to your local recycling center. Ours recently said they'd take "any kind of plastic", but I haven't checked to see if that includes twine and bags. Marsha Jo Hannah Murphy must have been a horseman-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] anything that can go wrong, will! 15 mi SW of Roseburg, Oregon The FjordHorse List archives can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw
