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Old August 28, 2014   #83
Redbaron
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Originally Posted by efisakov View Post
Thank you, Scott, that is good to know.
How do you use it?
I lay it 6 layers thick right on the sod or soil in a strip 1-4 feet wide. Then I cover it with mulch, hay, straw, grass clippings, or wood chips.

If the crop needs planted in "cultivated" soil, I make the strips one foot wide with just a couple inches of cultivated soil between and plant the seeds in that furrow. If I am planting tomato, broccoli, pepper, or any similar seedlings, I make the strips 2 feet wide and plant right through the mulch and paper, letting grass grow between the rows.

I also sometimes make wider beds for sprawling fruits and vegetables like melons.
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