Christmas tree mat - frugal way to keep mud out
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Uploaded by paulwheaton12 on Jan 3, 2012
http://www.permies.com
A use for the Christmas tree after Christmas. A mat for just outside your door. Or maybe for paths. Excellent for keeping the mud and other barn gick out of your house. Also helps with traction on slippery days. Not just frugal, but free!
Monica from At Wits End Homestead is our how-to tour guide with this quick video. She points out that this is a Finnish custom - her husband is from Finland.
It doesn't have to be Christmas trees. It can be any conifer/pine/fir/spruce branches. Wipe your feet in the winter, and then the branches break down to feed the soil in spring.
music by Jimmy Pardo
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what no..if you like this sort of thing stop by permies.com..might hurt alitte running out the door barefooted
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Yet another good use is for a great base for firewood! I am able to lift the bottom layer off the frozen ground and have a non slip mat to get at the next row... Love the chicken coup idea by 2Bibleppl - bet the chickens love it!
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@Dewkeeper...suomi rocks!
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You have successfully mastered the finnish language, congratulations.
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@Dewkeeper...perrrrrrrkele!
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yeah right. sometimes i would eat some fresh sprouts.
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@reingo73 I thought that heating the needles destroyed the vitamin C. Vitamins are quite unstable, you'd better drink as a juice to keep the vitamins ;)
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I like this!
also the needles can make a sieve to strain liquids, for example your vitamin C needle tea.
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Love it!!!
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Great idea - keep 'em coming.
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Another way to use them is to put them in your chicken coup to keep the smell down.
2Bibleppl 2 months ago 6
Great simple tip!keep the videos coming Paul
glockman1727ak47 2 months ago 3