Hand Tools, Seeds, and Supplies

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April/May 1998
By John Vivian  
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Miss Stout advocated planting under a deep natural straw mulch that would discourage weeds, retain moisture, and keep soil temperature at a moderate level. This had an added benefit: it would also, if fed with a little cottonseed meal, eventually decay into naturally rich soil nutrients.

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If fluffed and refreshed periodically, the straw also kept produce clean, and both bug and slug-free. It protected everything from bush peas and beans to tomatoes and eggplant as well as both sweet and Irish potatoes. The latter develop a smaller-than-normal crop of tubers right at soil level under a heavy mulch. These are easily grown and harvested.

The Wild Garden by William Robinson (Sagapress; Timber Press, Portland OR, 1994). Tel. 1-800-327-5680

The Orchard Mason Bee by Brian L. Griffin (Knox Cellars Publications, 1993)

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Country Home Products, Meigs Road, P.O. Box 25, Vergennes, VT 05491. Tel.1-800-446-8746 Ryobi Outdoor Products, 550 North 54th Street, Chandler AZ 85226. Information: 1-800-3458746. Tel. 1-800-265-6778 Harbor Freight Tools, 3491 Mission Oaks Boulevard, Camarillo CA 93011-6010. Tel. 1-800-423-2567 Mantis; 1028 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966. Tel. 1-800-366-6268 Lehman's, P.O. Box 41, Kidron, OH 44636 Tel. (330) 857-5757

Seeds, Tools, & Supplies

W. Atlee Burpee & Co., 300 Park Avenue, Warminster, PA 18974. Tel. 1-800-888-1447 Harris Seeds, 60 Saginaw Drive, P. O. Box 22960, Rochester, NY 14692-2960 Stokes Seeds, P.O. Box 548, Buffalo, NY 14240-0548. Tel. (716) 695-6980 Johnny's Selected Seeds, Foss Hill Road, Albion, ME 04910. Tel. (207) 437-9294. http://www.johnnyseeds.com/ Peaceful Valley Farm Supply, P.O. Box 2209, Grass Valley, CA 95945. Tel. (916) 272-4769; http://www.groworganic.com/ Seeds of Change, P.O. Box 15700, Santa Fe, NM 87506-5700. Tel. (888) SOC-SEED. http://www.seedsofchange.com/ A. M. Leonard, Inc., 241 Fox Drive, P.O. Box 816, Piqua, OH 45356. Tel. 1-800-543-8955. http://www.amleo.com Gardens Alive!, 5100 Schenley Place, Lawrenceburg, IN 47025. Tel. (812) 537-8650. Fax: (812) 537-5108 Planet Natural, P.O. Box 3146, Bowman, MT 59772. Tel. (406) 587-5891. Fax: (406) 587-0223 Knox Cellars, 1607 Knox Avenue, Bellingham WA 98225. Tel. (425) 392-7536; http://www. access.com1~knoxclr/ . (Carries bees and The Orchard Mason Bee by Brian Griffin (see Books section above).

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