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[Hector Black <hblack@twlakes.net>]

We have about an acre of blueberries here in TN and would never manage to
control the grass by weeding.  We mow it - but these are high bush rabbit
eye (they'd grow to 16 ft. if we let them).  Best year ever, we picked 8425
lbs.   Hector Black, zone 6 middle TN
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Rick Valley" <bamboogrove@cmug.com>
To: "North American Fruit Explorers" <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wednesday, October 22, 2003 2:24 AM
Subject: Re: [NAFEX] grass in blueberries


>
> > I the needles I can sweep up go under the blues, but it's not nearly
> > enough.
>
> That's why I'd go find more!
>
> > It looks like my mistake might have been planting short blueberries -
> > lowbush and "half-high".  Oh well, I'll just keep pulling and mulching.
>
> That's why I planted the Gaultheria under the blues! I already had the
mulch
> program underway there.
>
> A foot of pine needles makes it tough going for grass; I still recommend
> cutting rather than pulling.
>
> These days I might put rotten conifer logs under blues, or pruned fir
boughs
> or any other conifer "stuff"
>
> -Rick
>
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