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Hugelkultur Potatoes

October 11, 2012 - GrowOrganic

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MICHAEL Says:

Oct 13th, 2012 at 10:01 pm

Help! I tried the straw method this year but earwigs made a home in the straw and destroyed my new potato plants. What can do about the earwigs?

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