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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <awiediger AT HART.k12.ky.us>
  • To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: RE: [Market-farming] Hard soil inside the High tunnels
  • Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 07:54:12 -0600

Another thing to consider is the possible build-up of salts because there is
no rainfall to leach them down. To help with this, in the year we are
scheduled to replace plastic, we try to remove it in early summer, and
replace it in early fall, allowing summer rains on the high tunnel beds.

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

> I'd almost like to see tunnels that can be opened up in the off
> season to allow natural sources of moisture to enter the tunnel. We lift
> the
> roll-up sides all the way for the Winter.
>
> Bill Shoemaker
> Sr Research Specialist, Food Crops
> Univ of Illinois - St Charles Hort Research Center
>
>




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