[permaculture] No-till potatoes - surface cultivation and deep mulching
Dieter Brand
diebrand at yahoo.com
Sun Jul 1 16:27:30 EDT 2007
Lisa in Oregon <lisamaciver8 at yahoo.com> wrote: >Would a layer of cardboard or newspapers help ensure the light
>didn't get through?
I think the sprouts probably won't be able to grow through the
newspaper or cardboard. If you don't have enough mulch, it is
better to go for shallow cultivation, covering the tubbers with a
little soil and/or compost and then use the mulch to cover that.
Dieter Brand
Portugal
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