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[Livingontheland] sunken beds

From: Ken Hargesheimer <minifarms2@yahoo.com>
To: Healthy soil and sustainable growing <livingontheland@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: [Livingontheland] sunken beds
Date: Thu, 25 Nov 2010 08:49:16 -0800 (PST)

I read one time about a gardener in AZ who used sunken beds. Marked off the beds, removed the top soil, dug out sub soil and put it in the paths, replaced the top soil. Used the top soil from the paths in the beds. Produced corn with only 10 inches of rain.

Ken Hargesheimer

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