Monday, April 28, 2008

Watering, Paper Mulch

Now that everything is planted, there isn't much to do until the seedlings get about 2 to 3 feet tall. Of course there's watering, which I did this morning. Right now I'm watering every other day but will soon cut it to twice a week.

As time permits, I'll run the newspaper through a shredder and use it as a mulch for the tomato plants. We've done this with the container plants in the front, but I'd like to continue it with the plants in the ground. We read or heard somewhere that this could help the soil around the tomato plants keep a bit cooler during the summer months.

I believe it'll be tedious and a bit messy though.


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