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telboy

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Re: Yet more spud questions!
« Reply #20 on: April 05, 2009, 22:02:40 »
How long is a piece of string?
Get 'em in! Maris what?
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Re: Yet more spud questions!
« Reply #21 on: April 05, 2009, 22:22:23 »
Maris Peers.....they are in now!

Can you earth up with the organic mulch I'm going to use (chipped bark)?

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Re: Yet more spud questions!
« Reply #22 on: April 06, 2009, 09:12:12 »
i just earth up with soil.

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Re: Yet more spud questions!
« Reply #23 on: April 06, 2009, 11:37:43 »
You could, but the problem with that stuff is that it uses up nitrogen that the veg will probably want. I did grow broad beans (which produce their own nitrogen) through wood chippings one year, and it workd, but that's the only time I've tried it. I do use a lot of autumn leaves though, which also soak up nitrogen. It would probably work, but there could be some effect on your crop.

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Re: Yet more spud questions!
« Reply #24 on: April 06, 2009, 11:40:43 »
You could always water the mulch with urea... but it will disappear rapidly which would defeat the object...  ::)

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Re: Yet more spud questions!
« Reply #25 on: April 06, 2009, 17:43:00 »
Regular nitrogenous fertiliser (using the bed as a toilet, for instance) would solve it.

 

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