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Commented: Should I bother planting tomatoes? I have been trying the new late blight resistant varieties for a couple of years, and they are a great way to make sure you have a few sure things in your tomato patch. Mountain Magic (red cherry) doe...
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Commented: Sweet potato woes I think the enclosures got too hot, so the plants didn't initiate tubers. I'm in a cooler climate, and sweet potatoes size up nicely in soil 15 degrees cooler than what you had in your tires. I use c...
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Commented: growing corn I wouldn't be so eager to get rid of all of the alfalfa. See the old research paper below, in which 20-ft alternate strips of alfalfa and corn work together. In my area there is an excellent local ma...
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