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  • From: Etienne Goyer <etienne AT lejardinduvillage.ca>
  • To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Ginger
  • Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2016 14:42:44 -0400

When you say you planted late, when was that? I was planning on
sprouting on heat mat in early March, and then translant in 5 gallons
pots in a heated greenhouse in early April, aiming for an harvest around
this time in October.


On 16-10-23 10:57 AM, Richard Stewart wrote:
> We had mixed results. This was my fault though. I planted late. We
> will still end up harvesting about 200 pounds or so. It should have
> been twice that which makes me very sad. I wanted to honor our sales to
> the local brewer first and as we harvest to meet their needs any overage
> gets sold at market. The late planting also means we are late getting
> our autumn planting of greens in root crops into he high tunnel. Double
> dose of the bad news in that regard.
>
> Going to have a better strategy in 2017 for getting them in the ground
> earlier. I was gun shy after two years of polar vortexes hammering us
> late in winter. Other the a couple frosts in spring, the warming trend
> began in February and never stopped. Bah on me for not recognizing it.
>
> Richard Stewart
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>> On Oct 23, 2016, at 10:31 AM, Mike Rock <mikerock AT mhtc.net
>> <mailto:mikerock AT mhtc.net>> wrote:
>>
>> Well, ginger was a waste of time this year. Late germination, slow
>> growth and small yields.
>> Anyone else have better luck? Weird year.
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