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  • From: Lisa in Oregon <lisamaciver8@yahoo.com>
  • To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] No-till potatoes - surface cultivation and deep mulching
  • Date: Sat, 30 Jun 2007 20:55:16 -0700 (PDT)

Would a layer of cardboard or newspapers help ensure the light
didn't get through? You'd need some mulch for the potatoes to grow
in, but not as thick a layer as if you are using that to block light
too. Soil is better at blocking light than straw or hay...

> need to make sure that the mulch layer is always thick enough
> so that your potatoes don’t go green. For harvesting you




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