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  • From: Bill Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
  • To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] High Tunnel Winter Growing
  • Date: Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:50:43 -0600 (CST)

Very nice reference, Etienne. It certainly emphasizes a risk I hadnt thought
of; excessive nitrates. This could render leafy greens unsafe, irregardless
of pathogenic organisms. I'll have to give that some thought.

Bill

>Bill Shoemaker wrote:
>> I wonder if you could use compost that is not quite done "cooking".
>> Perhaps you could band it in trenches and plant crops between the
>> trenches.
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> http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/compostheatedgh.html
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>ATTRA is such a wonderful resource!
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