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Gardening

BlueToTheBone

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4. I use straw.

Reply to beac (Reply #3)

Sun Jul 15, 2012, 09:49 AM

Jul 2012

I put it under the pots as a mulch for the concrete to hold the water and to keep the pots moist. Press straw between the pots to keep the side of the pots from losing moisture and then lightly spread on the tops the pots. Don't cover the stems...sort of leave a little pool for the water around the base of the plant. And it's pretty. If you get insects that want to hang in the cool, spray with diluted pennyroyal oil and a dash of dish soap to act as the emulsifier.

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Mulch for my tomatoes [View all] beac Jul 2012 OP

When and if I ever need mulch, Curmudgeoness Jul 2012 #1

cardboard NJCher Jul 2012 #2

Should have mentioned in my OP that I am growing in containers so beac Jul 2012 #3

I use straw. BlueToTheBone Jul 2012 #4