Re: Replanting JIs
- To: i*@rt66.com
- Subject: Re: Replanting JIs
- From: C*@aol.com
- Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 19:37:37 -0400
In a message dated 96-08-12 12:41:09 EDT, you write:
>What can you do to the soil (amend, replace, ...) in a JI bed so that you
>can replant them in the same area? The person is limited on space and can't
>dig new beds.
>
>
I have found nothing that works, but my friend Hiroshi Shimizu says that
cooking the soil works, i.e. sterilizing it by cooking it. Alfalfa pellets
help a little, but not much in the case of JIs. One might try a product that
sterilizes the soil. Clarence Mahan in VA
