tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post3195478345678207537..comments2024-01-30T09:09:15.694-05:00Comments on Blog of an Ancient Gardener: Tomato Patch: Help Solve My Mulch ProblemBob Nixonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15640977102535139641noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post-5433043427601522802012-06-16T14:55:39.036-04:002012-06-16T14:55:39.036-04:001. A great experiment in intercropping!
2. Mow the...1. A great experiment in intercropping!<br />2. Mow the "grass," don't pull it.<br />3. Pull the tomatoes and harvest grain. Easier "weeding."<br />4. Lay down cardboard mulch over the grain, remove after kill.<br />5. Drip irrigate tomatoes, no water for grain. Might work here in California, probably not on East Coast.<br /><br />Troy DicksonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post-8958052508958274582012-06-15T09:01:33.715-04:002012-06-15T09:01:33.715-04:00I had that happen once many years ago, and have be...I had that happen once many years ago, and have been very careful to use other types of mulch ever since!! If you come up with an easy solution, please be sure to pass it along.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3709694636953135917.post-4522742700945775172012-06-14T22:37:15.516-04:002012-06-14T22:37:15.516-04:00I'd say you have a lot of work cut out for ya!...I'd say you have a lot of work cut out for ya!! Guess you will just have to tackle it with your hands and on yer knees!! Gardening is fun, but troublesome at times. Be thinkin about ya!! Hope you find a solution!!West Virginia Jnoreply@blogger.com