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Re: [permaculture] No-till potatoes - surface cultivation and deep mulching

From: Dieter Brand <diebrand@yahoo.com>
To: permaculture <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [permaculture] No-till potatoes - surface cultivation and deep mulching
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 13:27:30 -0700 (PDT)

Lisa in Oregon <lisamaciver8@yahoo.com> wrote: >Would a layer of cardboard
or newspapers help ensure the light
>didn't get through?

I think the sprouts probably won't be able to grow through the
newspaper or cardboard. If you don't have enough mulch, it is
better to go for shallow cultivation, covering the tubbers with a
little soil and/or compost and then use the mulch to cover that.

Dieter Brand
Portugal

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Re: [permaculture] No-till potatoes - surface cultivation and deep mulching, Dieter Brand, 07/01/2007