Cheaper than dirt

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An urban vegetable gardener in Detroit, MI, managed to overcome siliceous clay, poor sod and a sloping lawn all by using newspapers. Water run-off on the sloping area, coupled with hard sod/clay layers, prevented any true manipulation of the land. Newspapers, though, sometimes a foot thick, improved both water retention and drainage, and provided a compost pile in which vegetables flourished. Papers are biodegradable, cheaper than good soil, and easier to come by.

Usage, Newspapers, Compost, Waste paper

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10 timely tomato tips put to the test

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A reader tests 10 tips offered by Organic Gardening for growing better-tasting and more prolific tomatoes. He grew them from seed indoors, starting in January and gave the seedlings special care. He rates which varieties gave the best yield and which had the best tasting tomatoes.

Personal narratives, Growth

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Season extenders put to the test

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Plastic tepees were used in a Virginia Polytechnic Institute research experiment to protect vegetable plants in freezing climates. The tepees maintained a temperature up to 5.4 degrees above the outside air. The plants suffered no frost damage.

Research, Environmental aspects, Plants, Plant hardiness, Plants, Effect of cold on

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