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Mulch for garlic

Post in 'The Green Room' started by laynes69, Oct 14, 2011.

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  1. SolarAndWood Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 3, 2008
    6,714 posts
    Syracuse NY
    Same deal here, clay and glacial till. The county compost program has been a godsend. I'm going to keep adding as much as I can as I know it probably won't last. The tractor always makes those same passes, so the beds are never compacted. I mulch the tire/walkways after the spring till.

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    SolarAndWood, Oct 25, 2011
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  2. smokinj Minister of Fire

    joined: Aug 11, 2008
    15,420 posts
    Anderson, Indiana
    That is some years of serious composting. I got everything in place just need some years...lol
    smokinj, Oct 25, 2011
    #52

  3. begreen Super Moderator

    joined: Nov 18, 2005
    36,142 posts
    South Puget Sound, WA
    And some serious wood piles and storage too.
    begreen, Oct 25, 2011
    #53

  4. SolarAndWood Minister of Fire

    joined: Feb 3, 2008
    6,714 posts
    Syracuse NY
    Thanks guys, my conversion from city kid who doesn't know where anything comes from is almost complete. Hopefully, our kids will be way up this learning curve before its time to decide what to do with their lives.
    SolarAndWood, Oct 25, 2011
    #54

  5. backpack09 Minister of Fire

    joined: Sep 10, 2007
    550 posts
    Whitman, Mass
    The guy from my CSA recommended oats and peas for a cover crop. My 30sf bed really does not justify it, but it sounded interesting.
    backpack09, Oct 26, 2011
    #55
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