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Re: Soil Solarization...and asparagus beds

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At 10:21 AM 7/12/00 -0700, bill missen said.

>Doreen-  Thank you for expanding on this subject. I wonder how it will work
>up here in zone 3a. I will think about it some more and decide whether to
>try it for my asparagus bed.

Yes, multi thanks to Doreen for the soil-sterilization Weblink
 > Here is a simple, step-by-step how-to on soil solarization:
>| http://www.gardenguides.com/TipsandTechniques/solarization.htm

As soon as I checked it out, I wanted to sterilize my currently unoccupied 
raised bed that hubby just weeded.  However, I was afraid for the asparagus 
line I have marching in a single row the full length of that bed, next to 
the back wall.

Apparently bill is thinking about sterilization in relation to HIS 
asparagus bed, too.

Doreen, do you think if the plastic is carefully brought up to a line about 
6 inches away from the asparagus, the temps raised during the sterilization 
period would cook the asparagus roots?

This bed could really use sterilization, but I don't want to jeopardize my 
asparagus plants, which have been in the ground 3 years now and are looking 
good.

--Janet


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