Market Farming

[John Ferree <john AT seldomseenfarm.com>]

We're changing from straw to landscape fabric this year.  On an annual basis it is slightly more expensive than buying straw.  Over 4 years of use, it is dramatically cheaper.  Especially if you factor in the labor of getting and spreading the straw.  Though I don't like solving an inherent problem of plastic mulch with more plastic.  But the summer crops do sooo much better on it. 
John 

On 2/21/2011 9:04 AM, KAKerby AT aol.com wrote:

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Maybe a third option?  We've been long-term fans of landscape fabric to suppress weeds without a need to mulch or till in the walkways.  And just in case you're thinking "yea, that would be nice, but I have 1500' to cover!  That would cost too much!"

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