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Practical and productive. Thank you. 
Last mid-April, I optimistically planted some chestnut seedlings that
had nicely sprouted in the city apartment but all three died because of
the cool and water-logged earth (I used row cover, but the above ground
temp. wasn't the real problem). The microclimate has always been a
challenge to conventional gardening. 

George
  
On Thu, 15 Dec 2005 14:03:37 -0500, "Scott Vlaun"
<scott@moosepondarts.com> said:
> George,
> 
> We have a somewhat similar site in western Maine. We piled what  
> little topsoil we had into raised beds on contour, utilized south and  
> east facing microclimates and lots of coldframes and rowcover.  Piled  
> a lot of rocks too. Lime, compost, heavy mulches and covercrops have  
> sweetened up the soil, worms have come, and the crops have improved  
> yearly. We plant lots of cold hardy greens and root crops which  
> extends the season for food harvesting well beyond frost free dates.  
> We also rely on some fish-based fertilizer for heavy feeding crops.  
> We could do more with storing water, but we have a reliable well, so  
> it's not our top priority.
> 
> Good luck with it.
> 
> 
> Scott Vlaun
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