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            | poca river pumpkins | 
            
               Sissonville wva 
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               new to this to mulch or not what is the best meterial 
		
				
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               4/10/2018 7:07:05 PM 
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            | Porkchop | 
            
               Central NY 
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               I use compost if I mulch... 
		
				
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               4/10/2018 8:12:29 PM 
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            | poca river pumpkins | 
            
               Sissonville wva 
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               thanks porkchop what determines if you mulch or not 
		
				
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               4/10/2018 8:40:39 PM 
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            | poca river pumpkins | 
            
               Sissonville wva 
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               does anyone know marv's email 
		
				
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               4/10/2018 8:43:38 PM 
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            | Porkchop | 
            
               Central NY 
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               For me, if I’m having trouble with the soil drying out to quick...where your at I guess if it were getting into the hot season I might mulch with loose straw to help keep the ground cool...they don’t like wet or humid straw though..ya really can’t go wrong w compost top dress...watered in w wow tea...mmmm...quick splash of dunkles...I’m getting hungry...wish it wasn’t snowing... 
		
				
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               4/10/2018 9:03:35 PM 
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            | poca river pumpkins | 
            
               Sissonville wva 
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               yell it snow here yesterday but going to break this week thanks chop i have lotssss of compost 
		
				
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               4/10/2018 9:36:45 PM 
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            | Tim Pennington (Uncle Dunkel) | 
            
               Corbin, KY 
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               Grass clippings work well for mulch. Keeps the weeds down, soil moist and cool. Keeps adding nutrients to soil as they break down.  
		
				
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               4/11/2018 2:21:16 PM 
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            | Marv. | 
            
               On top of Brush Mountain, Pa. 
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               Email for Marv is [email protected] 
		
				
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               4/11/2018 4:02:23 PM 
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