Decay of coconut shells: was Re: [NatureNS] bird feeder made from coconut?

From: "Mary Macaulay" <marymacaulay@hotmail.com>
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Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 20:32:09 -0400
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I did archeology at university and when excavating the 500 + year old 
middens we'd frequently unearth corncobs still intact (without the seeds). I 
was amazed.
Mary

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From: David & Alison Webster <dwebster@glinx.com>
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Subject: Decay of coconut shells: was Re: [NatureNS] bird feeder made from 
coconut?
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 13:05:16 -0400



Lois Codling wrote:

>   It has lasted a surprising number of years.

Hi Lois & All,            Feb 1, 2007
    I have had a half coconut shell variously in the compost heap or buried 
in the garden for about 30 years. Even in this environment, where the 
half-life of most organic matter is brief, it looked pristine when I last 
saw it about 5 years ago. This has led me to wonder why the tropics are not 
sky deep in coconut shells. Is there some cold-intolerant fungus that can 
live on these in warmer climates ?
Yours truly, Dave Webster, Kentville

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