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Old May 30, 2018   #44
Barb_FL
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Originally Posted by Shrinkrap View Post
"For container gardening, the solarizing gives you something to do with the mix while you wait for the new season. I almost think of it as worthwhile storage."

That makes sense, but I find myself wanting to use them year round.

Here are my fall-winter-spring peas (sweet peas, sugar snaps. I still grow favas in the ground.

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I also do shallots, garlic, potatoes in the cool season. Ths year I will try to rest a few boxes August and September.

ETA On when of these things is not like the kthers. #5 doesn't belong.
I would use them 12 months a year in that case also. I wouldn't even try to rest them even if it meant using more pro-mix.
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