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- From: "courtney mcleod" <sunmoonriver AT windstream.net>
- To: "Market farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Tomato Research
- Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 09:57:56 -0400
I practice organic methods but am not certified. We lay drip
and black plastic mulch down for peppers and tomatoes here as nights can be
cool so it keeps the soil warm…but I also spread hay mulch covering all
walk rows AND spread it over the plastic mulch for splash from rain to help
with disease. I grow mostly heirloom tomatoes and peppers with a couple
of exceptions and that seems to be the best method for me. A lot of work,
but well worth it as I grow 130 kinds of tomatoes and 46 kinds of
peppers. I don’t have a lot of plants like most of you, only grow
on 1/8th acre but I do alright. Courtney Herb Thyme Middlefield, Oh To be honest with you, I think my tomatoes under deep straw have
always done better than the ones on red or black plastic. And yet, I keep
hearing that it should be otherwise. You're right, though. Sometimes
it's hard to recognize when such advice is targeted for certain USDA zones.
-Allan in WV where the melons definitely do like black plastic (in my
experience) Allan
Balliett [aballiett AT frontiernet.net] |
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Re: [Market-farming] Tomato Research,
SaladG, 06/11/2009
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- Re: [Market-farming] Tomato Research, courtney mcleod, 06/12/2009
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