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gldno1

Permanent Mulch Trial (3 Pics)

19 years ago

I may have told you last year that I was trying to do the Ruth Stout permanent mulch method on part of the garden. Well, so far, I am loving it. Here are a few shots of this year. It was a bit of trouble planting the potatoes....had to pull the mulch back and hoe a trench. I think Ruth just pushed everything into the soil.

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