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EZ Straw "With Tack"?
#24496313 - 07/20/17 01:08 PM (6 years, 6 months ago) |
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So I got some straw to do a few Panaeleous grows with. This time of year its hard to get bales of straw without leaving the city, I found these big bags of straw for mulch at Lowes for 8$. Its already shredded, into pretty small pieces actually 2" or less for the most part I'd say.
I know people who have used EZ straw. But I didn't notice the "With Tack" until I got home. It says it has a bonding agent that gives it a tackiness to hold it together some so wind or a heavy rain doesn't wash it away.
Anyone think that'll be a problem or had experience with this stuff? I'm gunna give it a rinse before I soak it, make use a little extra dish soap in the soak as a surfucant
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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: Morelman]
#24496365 - 07/20/17 01:34 PM (6 years, 6 months ago) |
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Sticky huh? Shit. Im gunna soak a little bit see what its like.
Edit: I just gave a few big handfulls a little soak and it feels normal, just like chopped straw. I dunno I think it'll do fine , maybe give it an extra couple rinses
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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: LotKid]
#24496494 - 07/20/17 02:37 PM (6 years, 6 months ago) |
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I live in an inner city slum though My license is suspended too. So I gotta take what I can get
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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: LotKid]
#24496510 - 07/20/17 02:46 PM (6 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'll keep you updated. I played around with a bucket full, if I didn't read the bag I'd never know. Seems OK
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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: LotKid]
#24496522 - 07/20/17 02:52 PM (6 years, 6 months ago) |
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I hope so, I'll give it a couple rinses and some extra dish soap in the soak. Dish soap is a surfucant, it takes off the waxy coating from the outside of the straw and let's it absorb water
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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: afrekcan]
#24496646 - 07/20/17 04:03 PM (6 years, 6 months ago) |
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And the "tack" didn't cause any problems?
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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: eatyualive]
#24496911 - 07/20/17 05:54 PM (6 years, 6 months ago) |
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eatyualive said: Do you know what the binding agent is?
I'll have to look at the bag again when I get home, I don't know what it is
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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: eatyualive]
#24497157 - 07/20/17 07:51 PM (6 years, 6 months ago) |
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I feed my rabbit Timothy Hay I have lots of it around. I never considered growing on it though
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MykoMykoAnay said: I just purchased some ez straw with tack and didn't notice the tack element until the packaged shipped. I'm curious how yours turned out? Should I return it?
Man,this was a few years ago, I can't really remember. I think I was using it for straw bottles and it was a sticky mess.
I was attracted to it because it was pre shredded but I think the tack made it too hard to work with. What are you using straw to grow? Get a straw bale from a farm instead . They're like 5$. Just make sure it's been kept dry
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Re: EZ Straw "With Tack"? [Re: Doc T]
#26837425 - 07/22/20 01:42 AM (3 years, 6 months ago) |
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Doc T, this is interesting, thank you for the information.
This thread is about 3 years old. I gave this stuff a try but never grew on it because it was a sticky mess.
Someone recently posted a question on this EZ straw though so it's good to know
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