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  • From: Jason Gerhardt <jasongerhardt@gmail.com>
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Vegetable crops to follow sod/grass
  • Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 11:47:56 -0700

Sam,
Wire worms can be a fairly common problem for potatoes following sod or
grass. I discovered this when I was diagnosing the numerous needle-like
holes running through all my spuds the first year I sheet mulched a meadow
area a few years back. They only inffected 30% or so of the tubers, which
was acceptable for home use, but would be troublesome for market production.
Slugs can also be a common problem of potatoes in sheet mulch. The
solution is simple however, plant them 2-4 inches into the native soil under
the sheet mulch and they will be protected. Soggy ground is a whole other
beast for root crops as David accurately described.
Jason




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