Market Farming

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Plastic mulch can cut off air to the topsoil and prevent normal evaporation
through the hay, and create conditions for disease organisms.

paul tradingpost AT lobo.net
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On 8/30/2006 at 10:39 AM herbthyme AT simcon.net wrote:

>Well, I think it is disease too...but the bummer of it all is...I do
>mulch with hay around the plants and they are planted in black plastic
>mulch.  But the plants that are next the Principe...are fine???????  I
>just think it is the plant.  Not sure if i will try them again next year
>or not.  
>
>On a good note...I did win the best tasting tomato contest at market last
>weekend with my Julia Child Tomato!  It is awesome and I highly recommend
>growing it next year.  Nice big pink tomato with excellent flavor!  The
>seeds were very pricey at $4.50 for 15 seeds.  But well worth it now!
>
>
>Courtney
>Herb Thyme
>Middlefield, Oh 
>