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  • From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
  • To: <rob AT songberry.ca>, Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Quack grass remedies?
  • Date: Tue, 3 May 2011 12:23:54 -0400

On 5/3/2011 at 12:22:22 PM, Rob Wallbridge wrote:

> I've found quackgrass can
> find its way through most mulches, even 1 mil black plastic - a really
> heavy,
> dense mat of straw or hay may keep it down - in the long-term, raising
> calcium levels in the soil can help address problems with grassy weeds

I would not recommend hay, no matter how dense or thick. Quack grass will
grow into even
tightly baled hay, if it's moist.


Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com






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