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13 September 2009 - Gourd on the vine. The 'mat' beneath it is the ground cover that Farmer Ben plants. When it's tall and ripe he kills it and cuts it down. It hold the soil in place while the gourd plant is growing, and keeps the weeds down.
Ben and Maureen Allnutt
15604 Sugarland Road, Poolesville, Maryland 20837
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