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            Subject:  what do you put under your plant?
			
  
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            | Darren C (Team Big-N-Orange) | 
            
               Omaha, Ne. 
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               to protect from soil born disease. Is black plastic ok? 
		
				
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               6/4/2016 10:49:00 PM 
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            | Dan Sutherland | 
            
               Walla Walla Wa. 
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               I found it to be to hot for the roots 
		
				
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               6/5/2016 12:54:19 AM 
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            | Marv. | 
            
               On top of Brush Mountain, Pa. 
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               For the first time this year I am putting nothing under most of my tomato plants. In the past I have used leaf compost or straw. 
		
				
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               6/5/2016 2:51:06 PM 
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            | Materdoc | 
            
               Bloomington, IN USA 
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               I have landscape fabric down and on top of that either peat or leaves. 
		
				
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               6/7/2016 10:10:49 PM 
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            | beezr | 
            
               beezr mountain CO 
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               I use my grass clipping from the yard 
		
				
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               6/8/2016 8:04:04 PM 
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            | Orangeneck (Team HAMMER) | 
            
               Eastern Pennsylvania 
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               Weed block fabric here.  
		
				
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               6/9/2016 2:15:29 PM 
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            | Garden Rebel (Team Rebel Rousers) | 
            
               Lebanon, Oregon 
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               Black weed block fabric also.  
		
				
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               6/9/2016 5:37:12 PM 
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            | cozy | 
            
               Albuquerque NM 
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               I used straw this year, and only have to water once a week. 98+ temps 
		
				
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               6/10/2016 11:55:42 AM 
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            | So.Cal.Grower | 
            
               Torrance, Ca. 
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               I have great success using my daughters old my little pony blankets. I give all the credit to my state record to those blankets. 
		
				
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               6/10/2016 2:21:18 PM 
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            | Q Tip | 
            
               Mn 
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               LOL -So Cal -  Reminds me when I used my kids Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles electric tooth brush to pollinate my indoor maters :) 
		
				
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               6/10/2016 3:07:58 PM 
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            | So.Cal.Grower | 
            
               Torrance, Ca. 
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               Lol,,, to much fun ! 
		
				
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               6/10/2016 3:59:17 PM 
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