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[Claude William Genest <genest@pivot.net>]

Why not let the  bolt finish ? The bolting crops will reseed  
themselves if they fall in fertile, open weed free soil.... that  
means cutting out the task of you having to buy and spread new seed....


On Jun 15, 2005, at 2:47 PM, Stephanie Gerson wrote:

> hello folks,
>
> I'd like to experiment with Fukuoka's one-straw principles in my  
> garden
> in Berkeley, California - and was wondering if anyone had any
> suggestions.  I have spring crops bolting (unpicked radishes and  
> turnips,
> lettuce, chard, mustard, and other greens) and wanted to simply  
> toss some
> seeds in and then cut the bolting crops down as live mulch.  Would  
> this
> work?  I Love gardening, but I'd like to try doing as little work as
> possible with the annuals I'm growing (at least, not tilling).  Any
> advice?
>
> thanks,
> *Stephanie
>
>
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