Farming Advice and Folklore: Birds Eating Seed, Basil and Tomatoes and Saltshaker Seeding

By The Mother Earth News Editors
Published on March 1, 1988
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ILLUSTRATION: CLAUDIA TANTILLO
For years I had problems with birds pulling up as much as 50% of my germinating sweet corn. A friend advised me to sprinkle lime on the row, and on either side too, just as the corn breaks through the soil.

MOTHER EARTH NEWS readers share their farming advice, fun tips and country folklore, including how to keep birds from eating your freshly sown seed, planting basil and tomatoes together yields a better flavor for tomatoes and a saltshaker is the perfect tool for seeding the garden.

MOTHER’s Country Farming Advice and Folklore

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For years I had problems with birds pulling up as much as
50% of my germinating sweet corn. A friend advised me to

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