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  • From: zaid AT norwichmeadowsfarm.com
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Abandoning plastic mulch
  • Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:17:57 -0700

Check this out
http://www.hort.cornell.edu/extension/commercial/vegetables/online/2005veg/index.html
Zaid Kurdieh
Norwich Meadows Farm


> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: [Market-farming] Abandoning plastic mulch
> From: Goodwill at Homefields Farm <scottb AT lancastergoodwill.org>
> Date: Mon, January 30, 2006 9:52 am
> To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
>
> I am contemplating not using any plastic mulch this year for our tomatoes,
> peppers, sweet potatoes etc, as between bed maintainence and end of season
> removal are a real bear on an organic farm.
>
> is this foolish..? will the tomatoes all die from soil-borne diseases, the
> peppers not do well, and the sweet potatoes not get enough heat....we are
> in southcentral Pennsylvania by the way. Pretty warm here most years.
>
> Scott
>
>
> Scott Breneman
> Farm Manager
> Goodwill at Homefields Farm
> 150 Letort Rd
> Millersville, PA 17551
> www.homefields.org/goodwill
> 717-871-3110
>
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