In article , huluzu s wrote:

i tried this zero tillage thing too, since i got an advise during my
studies of how to start ecological farming. well i must say, i was more
than disappointed and i am still looking for the right alternative. not
even sure, what i want anymore.

Odd. I have used this method for the last 5 years and I am very happy
with it. Last year, I was a month ahead of other gardeners in my area. I
can't imagine what could have gone wrong. Things do go wrong. Last year
was a cool year here, but the problems that I had weren't the mulches
fault.

You did mulch, didn't you?
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- Dwight D. Eisenhower, 16 April 1953
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