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Old 24-01-2010, 09:04 AM posted to aus.gardens
Rod Speed Rod Speed is offline
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Default Lettuce growing.

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Rod Speed wrote


What's wrong with just a sheet of plastic to stop the soil drying out ?


Plastic stops the soil "breathing"


Sure, but that clearly doesnt affect germination of seedling
trays, so shouldnt matter with the soil either as long as its
only used until the seed germinate and not after that.