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  • From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Ginger - anyone else get shorted on their order?
  • Date: Tue, 5 Mar 2013 13:44:48 +0000

Amen Lori!  And, for what it is worth, we had about 15 row feet in a high tunnel that had not been dug.  Paul dug it last week in preparation for spring planting in that tunnel, planning to sell it at our first few spring markets.  It was gorgeous.  Fat, solid, and growing points starting to show.  As with seed potatoes, I would prefer to purchase certified seed stock because of disease issues showing up over time, but we will probably plant some of what we dug last week to fill out our rows and evaluate it at the end of the season for productivity. Not an ideal situation for anybody…  But, hey, we’re farmers, we’ll get through it!

 

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm

 

From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Lori sands
Sent: Tuesday, March 05, 2013 7:33 AM
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Ginger - anyone else get shorted on their order?

 

I'm grateful to be getting any ginger! Tough on East Branch-- she is so nice and helpful, I'm sorry this happens to her...
 
FYI everyone-- I saved back some rhizomes over the 2011-2012 winter and they sprouted and grew just fine last season. I also found a wooden box outside with ginger still planted in it last February--after our not-very-severe winter of 2011-2012, and the rhizomes were solid, in fine shape and also grew ok. They overwintered apparently down to about -2 with no protection except they were kind of in a sheltered area behind our small hoop.
Last week I found a couple of leftover rhizomes in the high tunnel, about 6 inches under 2 were definitely awful, but one was in good shape.  Slightly soft, but viable.  hmmmm..
Luckily I have good rhizomes saved from last season and stored in peat in our cellar.
(western PA, zone 5 ish)
 
Lori
 


Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 20:43:15 -0500
From: allan.balliett AT gmail.com
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Ginger - anyone else get shorted on their order?

As far as I know, East Branch IS Puna. There have been a lot of issues for ginger in Hawaii in recent years. For example, an awful lot of it is grown in bags now because there are so many disease issues associated with the soils. Ouch! -Allan in WV

 

On Sun, Mar 3, 2013 at 1:47 PM, Wiediger, Alison <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us> wrote:

I think EVERYONE got shorted.  Disappointing for us as growers, and devastating for East Branch Ginger.  Hopefully, Puna Organics will get their issues ironed out, and East Branch can find alternative suppliers so they aren't dependent on just one grower.

 

Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm


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On Mar 3, 2013, at 12:35 PM, "Richard Stewart" <rstewart AT zoomtown.com> wrote:

We are getting less than 25% of entire ginger order this year.

 

Anyone else get shorted?

 

Puna Organics/East Branch Ginger

 

Going to try some germination tests with the store bought stuff and see what happens.

 

Richard Stewart

Carriage House Farm

North Bend, Ohio

 

An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855

 

(513) 967-1106

 

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