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Yes it worked well with about a 2 inch layer. A few weeds came through but where easy to spot and pull. It uses guar gum for a natural tac to hold it in place. I pull the previous years aside in the spring, prepare the soil and reuse as much of the old straw as i can, mostly for the sides of my...

I use a product named E Z Straw from Rhino Seed. The local Runnings Farm/Fleet carries it in the spring. A little spendy but after a bad "cheat grass" infestation caused by untreated wheat straw several years back I am now paying the price... in two ways!

Curing is a factor in potato storage. I know part of it is digging the potatoes you are storing only after the stem is dead and dried down good. At this point the skin has toughened up making it keep better. There may have been more but I cant remember. Ill have to google it again.

Thanks again for the welcome every one. Its good to be in the company of gardeners. The foremost reason I mulch is for moisture retention. A large garden combined with the normal dry and warm July and August had me running to keep watered during this important growing time of our short...

Thanks for the welcome Steve. I ve been following the TEG forums for a while . Some good stuff there. I may try the burlap on the edges of my raised beds. The beds are just 12 inch mounds 10 by 20 foot with the sloping dirt edges. Thinking they may work in a negative way by wicking moisture...

I have used straw for weed barrier/mulch in the vegetable garden. One season the wheat straw I got from the neighbor where I normally get it contained many weed seeds which I was not aware of. Since, It has been a nightmare trying to contain these weeds. Last season I used a straw product that...