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Re: sterilizing my garden



Shawn Westaway wrote:

>      Lauren, <snip>
>  and stop watering the area for
>      a little while before you solarize. What happens to my garden areas
>      when I do this, is the ground dries up and becomes hard, and the
>      earthworms move out to other more friendly areas. <snip>

Not to worry ... all the literature reports that the earthworms move deeper when
you solarize and are hot harmed by the heat ... plus you MUST water and water
deeply when you solarize. Water is the vehicle that transmits the heat.Ed Flynn
Maryland zone 6/7

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