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General Schvantzkoph wrote:

I've just put in a big garden, 60'x14', with tomatoes, peppers, herbs,
musk melons, peas, cucumbers, and strawberries. It's weed free at the
moment but that can't last. Any suggestions mulch? I'm thinking straw or
peat moss. I'm told that bark mulch is a bad idea.

Landscaping fabric... topped with pine shavings.

Of all the mulches I've tried, pine shavings (or bags of leaves that can
be scavenged from all over town) have worked the best. :-)
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