[Cob] fleas/ticks in sand

[Bryan]

Solarzation would be a great way to bake them out if you have sun and cover
with clear plastic to kill them.

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On Thu, Mar 12, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Shody Ryon <qi4u at yahoo.com> wrote:

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> I am not a cob builder, I agree with Dulane accept I am slight more sure no
> insect or anything else would live in a high of a pH environment as lime
> would provide. We were not adding it to compost because it would kill things
> that digested compost.
> Some plants like lime, but in small amounts to balance acid pH and as a
> source of calcium, but plants like beneficial organisms too, so ...
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> My first though was to cover a thin layer of material, maybe one inch
> thick, with plastic to let it bake in the sun for a few days. I also wonder
> if doing anything is necessary. I do not think they will take kindly to
> being made into cob, and if they do, there is a torch that is commonly used
> for roofing and burning weeds, it is a nasty short range flame thrower and
> it is a common tool, the house, after it is done, if anything is coming out
> of the walls, I say torch it! then a few days later do it again and if that
> doesn't do it call the discover channel, you'll have discovered a unique
> life form! Maybe.
> the walls will likely need to be very dry to do this; to run a torch for
> more than 3 or 4 seconds, or may not even that long in one location and very
> dry walls may also mean no critters living there, so if you have any
> problems, and the walls are drying slowly, maybe running a torch over all
> the cob surfaces for a second or two to dry out the cob, the dryer it gets
> the longer and more it could be heated, so perhaps a daily routine to slowly
> dry it out over time? I am guessing about all this.
>
> Another idea just came to mind, a farmer or anyplace that makes compost,
> sometimes they sterilize compost. Mushroom growers do, you could take the
> earth there. Well it may not be practical or cost effective. They may give
> you ideas though.
>
> Try making cob with some fleas and ticks in it and see if they stay there.
>
> Some ceramic glazing is non toxic and high in mineral content that the
> critters may not like, so if you find one that you like the color of that
> you could get at a reasonable cost in 5 gallon buckets, if that is the
> amount you would need, paint it on a little cob test wall and see if they
> come through it?
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> Shody
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