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  • From: Ryan Platte <ryan AT bootstrapacres.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Weed control advice?
  • Date: Thu, 4 Feb 2010 09:51:11 -0500

Josh and all,

1) I know I'm bonkers. Thanks for the specific data on how bonkers.  :-)   I'm diving in with both feet to find out what it takes. Keeping commitments to customers low, etc.

2) I am planning on involving some (maybe quite a lot of!) help. This may well include plastic, especially for widely-spaced crops. 

3) If I've got, say, 10" between rows in a particular bed, would I use a 10" hoe for that, or an 8"?

4) If I'm doing 16" between rows in a particular bed, would you recommend 8", 14", or 16"? Soil is on the clayey side.

Sheila, thanks for the lead on Valley Oak -- looks like a very attractive option!

Ryan Platte
Bootstrap Acres, growing your lunch in Churchville, New York
http://bootstrapacres.com/


On Thu, Feb 4, 2010 at 9:38 AM, <prmsdlndfrm AT aol.com> wrote:
An acre and a half, you know that is more than 65,000 square feet dont you ? Something on the order of 218 feet by 300 feet, It can be done with hand tools, but youll have to spend more time than part time or limited scheduel, other wise you might consider herbicides, or plastics, or heavy mulch.
josh



-----Original Message-----
From: Ryan Platte <ryan AT bootstrapacres.com>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Wed, Feb 3, 2010 12:40 pm
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Weed control advice?

Hi all, I'm a new veggie farmer planning my first big season after tooling around for a while. I just joined and read some of the previous messages in this thread.

I'm in the wheel hoe market and considering both the Planet Whizbang and this one:


I'm also considering the ridiculously-priced one from Johnny's because it supports multiple widths and configurations. I'm planning to sow in beds with long rows 16" or 10" apart, depending on the crop. I haven't used a wheel hoe before, so if someone can tell me that I'm nuts to spend that kind of money and that I'll be fine without this particular tool, I'm all ears.

I'm planning 1.5 acres of plantings on a limited schedule, so it's possible that I'm that rare person for whom this is the right trade-off.

What do you think?



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