RE: air temperature/cover crops


This sucks its 4 degrees outside in Indiana right now!!!
Steve

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From: owner-pumpkins@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On Behalf Of
Mike and Vickie Brock
Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 12:00 PM
To: pumpkins@hort.net
Subject: Re: air temperature/cover crops

on 1/22/04 8:36 AM, Kathie Morgan at fishrap@earthlink.net wrote:

> Hey, my fellow Californians! Can you recommend a good sun blocker for
> this time of year? Sposed to be 62 degrees again today.
> 
> I have a kind of blend of grasses, vetch, and other weedy stuff growing
> in the patch at present. Should I allow it to grow until rototilling
> time or whack it back now?
> Thanks!
> Kathie
> 
Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

Kathie I would mow it as if it gets too long it will wrap around the tines
of the roto-tiller.  You probably would have to mow it a few times till
April.

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