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dixiegrrrrl

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3. I supported myself for quite a few years by organic gardening.
Mon May 27, 2013, 09:03 AM
May 2013

And had everything in raised beds, which have so many advantages.
After I moved South I realized how different gardening here was, where the main problem is sun and keeping the jungle at bay.And the millions of garden and people eating insects.
The best option turned out to be a lightweight "floating" row cover, that can put on, pegged in and left loose enough for all the crops to grow as tall as they needed to,
get plenty of sunlight, not too hot, and keep the bugs out.
( obviously we are not talking about corn or tomatoes)
Actually, I have used those white polyester sheer curtains from the Dollar Store with success, they are very re-useable.

Tomatoes I actually can grow in light filtered shade under existing tall leafy trees, they do fine down here.

Problem is summers are getting hotter, so I have to think shade more often than usual.

I love that you were gardening in your sleep! I know the feeling well.

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