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  • From: Allan Balliett <aballiett AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: [Market-farming] Planting Sweet Potatoes
  • Date: Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:33:11 -0400

I just got my slips today and will plant them tomorrow.

I'm in the mid-Atlantic, near DC.

Temps have been in the 90s recently and, at best, will be in the 80's for the next many months.

Is there any soil temp related reason why I should plant the sweet potates on black plastic?

We usually get good enough weed suppression from the spud leaves that I don't worry about that.

But things I've read recently make me think that MAYBE I should be providing more soil heat.

What do you think

-Allan Balliett
Shepherstown, WV




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