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Old July 18, 2023   #9
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While I do use cages, 2 foot diameter, I do start all plants on a central stake tied upright until the plant bushes out. Always has been plenty of space for air flow. Along with a good mulching program of newspaper base and 6-8 inches of weedless straw, any soil borne disease is kept at bay very well. Late season degradation is always an issue, but by then the plants have given their all anyway.
Hello Paul

It is good to see people still using newspapers for Much. The Black Landscaping Papers are doing good for me these days.

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