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Old 21-04-2008, 12:06 AM
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Originally Posted by halften30 View Post
Don't know if this is still true but 20 years ago my dad used to put shredded newspaper in the trench when planting spuds. Idea was that the ink is poisonous to Slugs
it wouldn't work now becuase the ink has to meet safety standards, but newspaper is still damn good for helping break up the soil (encouraging wormage ).

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