From garlicgrower at green-logic.com Mon Aug 4 16:50:32 2014 From: garlicgrower at green-logic.com (GarlicGrower) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 16:50:32 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Managing Crown Rot in Asparagus when You're trying to be organic Message-ID: <000001cfb025$bee215c0$3ca64140$@green-logic.com> Hi, Folks! I suspect I?ve got crown rot/fusariam in my asparagus. I?ve been reading most of the Asparagus Bulletins from New England and it seems to be something that everyone who grows asparagus deals with. Not certified, but trying to be organic. Any suggestions to try out or other websites to read? I?m on heavy clay soil in Southeastern PA. It?s only Year 2 for this asparagus and there hasn?t been anything but field corn grown in this field for the last 20 years. (If you have time, check out the new sig/website/blog for the farm!) Thanks! Dorene Dorene Pasekoff Hill Creek Farm 75 Creamery Road Pottstown, PA 19465 http://www.hillcreekfarmpa.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From wshoemak at illinois.edu Mon Aug 4 18:39:50 2014 From: wshoemak at illinois.edu (Shoemaker, William H) Date: Mon, 4 Aug 2014 22:39:50 +0000 Subject: [Market-farming] Managing Crown Rot in Asparagus when You're trying to be organic In-Reply-To: <000001cfb025$bee215c0$3ca64140$@green-logic.com> References: <000001cfb025$bee215c0$3ca64140$@green-logic.com> Message-ID: <5A85FA1DC3DB524491801C112E78A5735085DFA2@CITESMBX2.ad.uillinois.edu> Anything you can do to improve soil drainage will help. Some folks will tile their fields. This can be a little expensive but it works. Building soil organic mater helps enormously but it takes time. But then, so does fusarium. Unless the field has a history of fusarium in asparagus, it will probably be years before you see it. Using plow-down green manures between rows during the growing season could be a useful approach. Bill William H. Shoemaker Retired fruit and vegetable horticulturist University of Illinois wshoemak at illinois.edu ________________________________ From: Market-farming [market-farming-bounces at lists.ibiblio.org] on behalf of GarlicGrower [garlicgrower at green-logic.com] Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 3:50 PM To: 'Market Farming' Subject: [Market-farming] Managing Crown Rot in Asparagus when You're trying to be organic Hi, Folks! I suspect I?ve got crown rot/fusariam in my asparagus. I?ve been reading most of the Asparagus Bulletins from New England and it seems to be something that everyone who grows asparagus deals with. Not certified, but trying to be organic. Any suggestions to try out or other websites to read? I?m on heavy clay soil in Southeastern PA. It?s only Year 2 for this asparagus and there hasn?t been anything but field corn grown in this field for the last 20 years. (If you have time, check out the new sig/website/blog for the farm!) Thanks! Dorene Dorene Pasekoff Hill Creek Farm 75 Creamery Road Pottstown, PA 19465 http://www.hillcreekfarmpa.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From David.Robb at aspireindiana.org Fri Aug 15 14:22:54 2014 From: David.Robb at aspireindiana.org (Robb, David) Date: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:22:54 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Electric Allis G Message-ID: I want to convert my Allis G to electric. How many hours/minutes am I going to get, when doing light cultivating, from a twelve volt battery pack before needing to recharge and how many 12V batteries do you recommend? Thanks, David Robb Farm Manager - Harvestland Farm, Central Indiana www.yourmarketgarden.org ________________________________________ From lists at rhomestead.com Wed Aug 20 13:35:07 2014 From: lists at rhomestead.com (Beth Spaugh) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:35:07 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] pricing on cucumbers Message-ID: <53F4DC4B.2060701@rhomestead.com> What prices do you charge for small pickling cucumbers? While you are at it, large ones too? By small, I am meaning about middle finger width. By large I mean the dill pickles we used to get from the big jar on the counter. Thank you. From jaysleichter at yahoo.com Wed Aug 20 16:01:07 2014 From: jaysleichter at yahoo.com (Jay Sleichter) Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2014 13:01:07 -0700 Subject: [Market-farming] pricing on cucumbers In-Reply-To: <53F4DC4B.2060701@rhomestead.com> References: <53F4DC4B.2060701@rhomestead.com> Message-ID: <1408564867.6006.YahooMailNeo@web121603.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> We charge $2.50 a pound. ? Sometimes I knock off some if they are really big.? I have a hard time keeping them in stock.? ? Jay's Jellies, Produce and More Clay Center, Kansas www.jaysjellies.com http://rvp.locallygrown.net/ On Wednesday, August 20, 2014 1:20 PM, Beth Spaugh wrote: What prices do you charge for small pickling cucumbers?? While you are at it, large ones too?? By small, I am meaning about middle finger width.? By large I mean the dill pickles we used to get from the big jar on the counter.? Thank you. _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming List Archives may be found here: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email address and password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From lists at rhomestead.com Sat Aug 23 10:13:25 2014 From: lists at rhomestead.com (Beth Spaugh) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:13:25 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe Message-ID: <53F8A185.2090808@rhomestead.com> What do you charge for unripe green tomatoes, relative to perfect ripe ones? I charge $4/lb for ripe and was asked for green tomatoes. Priced them at $1/lb and the folks didn't take them. From lists at rhomestead.com Sat Aug 23 10:21:51 2014 From: lists at rhomestead.com (Beth Spaugh) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 10:21:51 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe In-Reply-To: <53F8A185.2090808@rhomestead.com> References: <53F8A185.2090808@rhomestead.com> Message-ID: <53F8A37F.4060902@rhomestead.com> The $1/lb came out to 50 cents each, which is how I did the sign. On 8/23/2014 10:13 AM, Beth Spaugh wrote: > What do you charge for unripe green tomatoes, relative to perfect ripe > ones? > > I charge $4/lb for ripe and was asked for green tomatoes. Priced them > at $1/lb and the folks didn't take them. > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming From etienne at lejardinduvillage.ca Sat Aug 23 11:32:54 2014 From: etienne at lejardinduvillage.ca (Etienne Goyer) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:32:54 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe In-Reply-To: <53F8A185.2090808@rhomestead.com> References: <53F8A185.2090808@rhomestead.com> Message-ID: <53F8B426.7020003@lejardinduvillage.ca> I price them at 1$/lbs too. I think it is actually fairly cheap, I would not go any lower than that. On 14-08-23 10:13 AM, Beth Spaugh wrote: > What do you charge for unripe green tomatoes, relative to perfect ripe > ones? > > I charge $4/lb for ripe and was asked for green tomatoes. Priced them > at $1/lb and the folks didn't take them. > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -- Etienne Goyer - Le Jardin du Village http://lejardinduvillage.wordpress.com "Changer le monde, une betterave ? la fois" From clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com Sat Aug 23 16:56:02 2014 From: clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com (clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 13:56:02 -0700 Subject: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe Message-ID: <20140823135602.A7CA7478@m0005310.ppops.net> A dollar/pound is too little unless you are trying to move a pile at seasons end. I don't even get $4 for red and wouldn't give the greens away for a buck. I started out at $3/lb. Then eventually dropped to $2. I also put them in pints and quarts and convert the per pound price to pint or quart prices. Kurt Forman Clearview Farm Palmyra, NY 14522 Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. --- etienne at lejardinduvillage.ca wrote: From: Etienne Goyer To: market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org Subject: Re: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:32:54 -0400 I price them at 1$/lbs too. I think it is actually fairly cheap, I would not go any lower than that. On 14-08-23 10:13 AM, Beth Spaugh wrote: > What do you charge for unripe green tomatoes, relative to perfect ripe > ones? > > I charge $4/lb for ripe and was asked for green tomatoes. Priced them > at $1/lb and the folks didn't take them. > _______________________________________________ > Market-farming mailing list > Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming > > Market Farming List Archives may be found here: > http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ > Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email > address and password): > http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -- Etienne Goyer - Le Jardin du Village http://lejardinduvillage.wordpress.com "Changer le monde, une betterave ? la fois" _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming List Archives may be found here: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email address and password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming _____________________________________________________________ This message was delivered by BlueFrog.com. For the best email, please visit http://www.bluefrog.com If you believe this message is spam, please report to abuse at bluefrog.com. From lists at rhomestead.com Sat Aug 23 19:32:37 2014 From: lists at rhomestead.com (Beth Spaugh) Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:32:37 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe In-Reply-To: <20140823135602.A7CA7478@m0005310.ppops.net> References: <20140823135602.A7CA7478@m0005310.ppops.net> Message-ID: <53F92495.3010200@rhomestead.com> Thank you Kurt. This helps. We have one very low priced farmstand in the area (but their tomatoes are trash), so get lots of price comments (but also get comments that our prices are very reasonable or even "good"). On 8/23/2014 4:56 PM, clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com wrote: > A dollar/pound is too little unless you are trying to move a pile at seasons end. I don't even get $4 for red and wouldn't give the greens away for a buck. I started out at $3/lb. Then eventually dropped to $2. I also put them in pints and quarts and convert the per pound price to pint or quart prices. > > Kurt Forman > Clearview Farm > Palmyra, NY 14522 > Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. > > --- etienne at lejardinduvillage.ca wrote: > > From: Etienne Goyer > To: market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe > Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:32:54 -0400 > > I price them at 1$/lbs too. I think it is actually fairly cheap, I > would not go any lower than that. > > > On 14-08-23 10:13 AM, Beth Spaugh wrote: >> What do you charge for unripe green tomatoes, relative to perfect ripe >> ones? >> >> I charge $4/lb for ripe and was asked for green tomatoes. Priced them >> at $1/lb and the folks didn't take them. >> _______________________________________________ >> Market-farming mailing list >> Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming >> >> Market Farming List Archives may be found here: >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ >> Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email >> address and password): >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming From michelleann7 at yahoo.com Sun Aug 24 08:25:46 2014 From: michelleann7 at yahoo.com (michelle rome) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 05:25:46 -0700 Subject: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe In-Reply-To: <53F92495.3010200@rhomestead.com> References: <20140823135602.A7CA7478@m0005310.ppops.net> <53F92495.3010200@rhomestead.com> Message-ID: <1408883146.27029.YahooMailNeo@web122005.mail.ne1.yahoo.com> Here in the south, good quality green tomatoes are a good thing to have on your farm stand or the fresh market. Folks usually pay the same price as red tomatoes for green tomatoes. It could be a farmers market advantage or niche to have green tomatoes in a market that is flooded with red tomatoes. Markets are flooded with tomatoes this time of year (and okra now) hard to sell unless you have top quality, home grown, authentic smelling and looking tomatoes. We seem to have farmers reselling many commercial looking tomatoes at the farmers markets down here. Price ranges for tomatoes are 1.50 to 3.00 dollars per pound seldom more, seldom less, depending on the market. Hope this helps you from a different perspective. Green tomatoes are a favorite in SC. Michelle Hromyak Romy Farms South Carolina On Saturday, August 23, 2014 7:48 PM, Beth Spaugh wrote: Thank you Kurt.? This helps.? We have one very low priced farmstand in the area (but their tomatoes are trash), so get lots of price comments (but also get comments that our prices are very reasonable or even "good"). On 8/23/2014 4:56 PM, clearviewfarm at bluefrog.com wrote: > A dollar/pound is too little unless you are trying to move a pile at seasons end.? I don't even get $4 for red and wouldn't give the greens away for a buck.? I started out at $3/lb. Then eventually dropped to $2.? I also put them in pints and quarts and convert the per pound price to pint or quart prices. > > Kurt Forman > Clearview Farm > Palmyra, NY 14522 > Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad. > > --- etienne at lejardinduvillage.ca wrote: > > From: Etienne Goyer > To: market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org > Subject: Re: [Market-farming] price green tomatoe > Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2014 11:32:54 -0400 > > I price them at 1$/lbs too.? I think it is actually fairly cheap, I > would not go any lower than that. > > > On 14-08-23 10:13 AM, Beth Spaugh wrote: >> What do you charge for unripe green tomatoes, relative to perfect ripe >> ones? >> >> I charge $4/lb for ripe and was asked for green tomatoes.? Priced them >> at $1/lb and the folks didn't take them. >> _______________________________________________ >> Market-farming mailing list >> Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming >> >> Market Farming List Archives may be found here: >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ >> Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email >> address and password): >> http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming List Archives may be found here: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email address and password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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We were hoping to make a modest investment in something that might make this job a bit easier on the back and shoulders. 99% of what grows here can be brought down with the weed eater trimmer head. In other words, no need for a blade. We already own a Yard Boss with the wheel set and cultivator , which we really like for that job. We were wondering if anybody has the trimmer attachment ? How well does it work with the wheel set? According to the very few reviews at that link, some people have had feeding problems. Since there are so few posted reviews there, thought we'd check with The Collective. What have been your experiences with this product? Just seems like pushing a lighter wheeled tool over this rough area might be considerably easier than slinging a regular weed eater over the whole thing. Thanks in advance, Laurie Barking Cat Farm From karen at rootsfarm.info Sun Aug 24 12:27:28 2014 From: karen at rootsfarm.info (Roots Farm) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 12:27:28 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] ?'s about growing Jicama Message-ID: Instructions I have seen for growing Jicama say to clip off all flowers so tuber production is prioritized. Well, my Jicama planting (on trellis) in Dominica is a jungle unto itself. Rampant vines grow unbelievably fast -- seems like more than a foot in a day. Flower buds popping up everywhere in the tangle. Anyone had experience with growing jicama? Can the vines be clipped, as well as the flowers, without losing productivity? Any other advice or observations? Thanks and best wishes to all, Karen Roots Farm Organic Produce Fruits, Roots, Vegetables & Herbs Cochrane, DOMINICA 767-449-3038 (before 7 P.M.) karen at rootsfarm.info -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From limerock at thirdplanet.net Sun Aug 24 13:05:42 2014 From: limerock at thirdplanet.net (Tom & Melanie) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 13:05:42 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Stihl Yard Boss Trimmer Attachment, Anyone? In-Reply-To: <321401F8-167D-47DF-AC2C-B1358A3B27F0@mindspring.com> References: <321401F8-167D-47DF-AC2C-B1358A3B27F0@mindspring.com> Message-ID: <34632BFEA1B9482A8C7CC4E295EA5E06@OwnerPC> We bought a DR trimmer maybe 15 years ago. Served us well for quite a long time. This was before numerous other makers came out with their versions of a 'high-wheel' trimmer. http://www.drpower.com/inquiry/trimmer-mowers?src=AW82508XE3463859&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=_SEER_%20Trimmer%20-%20Brand Tom Limerock Orchards and Roadside Market -----Original Message----- From: Barking Cat Farm Sent: Sunday, August 24, 2014 12:11 PM To: Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org Subject: [Market-farming] Stihl Yard Boss Trimmer Attachment, Anyone? On our farm frontage, we have a stretch of ditch and fence line that is ~450' long. We've had it regraded several times, but it actually belongs to the city, and they don't maintain it very well. It is too steep of a ditch grade to mow safely with a tractor, and it is too rutted and uneven in places to mow with a riding or push mower. Right now, we do what we can with a riding mower and weed eat the rest with a Stihl FS110. It does great but gets heavy to lug around, especially in Texas summer heat or if the native weeds and grasses get too overgrown for the riding mower. We were hoping to make a modest investment in something that might make this job a bit easier on the back and shoulders. 99% of what grows here can be brought down with the weed eater trimmer head. In other words, no need for a blade. We already own a Yard Boss with the wheel set and cultivator , which we really like for that job. We were wondering if anybody has the trimmer attachment ? How well does it work with the wheel set? According to the very few reviews at that link, some people have had feeding problems. Since there are so few posted reviews there, thought we'd check with The Collective. What have been your experiences with this product? Just seems like pushing a lighter wheeled tool over this rough area might be considerably easier than slinging a regular weed eater over the whole thing. Thanks in advance, Laurie Barking Cat Farm _______________________________________________ Market-farming mailing list Market-farming at lists.ibiblio.org http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/market-farming Market Farming List Archives may be found here: http://lists.ibiblio.org/pipermail/market-farming/ Unsubscribe from the list here (you will need to login in with your email address and password): http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/options/market-farming From pam at twinoaks.org Sun Aug 24 15:43:08 2014 From: pam at twinoaks.org (Pam Twin Oaks) Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 15:43:08 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Sliding hanging doors for hoophouse Message-ID: I want to put sliding (hanging) doors on one end of our hoophouse, to get around problems of doors dragging over grass, weeds etc. Any recommendations on what hardware to buy? We're just having timber-framed plastic covered doors, nothing heavy. 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Just got a Penn State article on cover crops which extolled the virtues of woollypod vetch. We've been using hairy vetch as a cover crop and, as long as we plant it early enough (we'll be planting in mid-September) and plow it under when it flowers, we've been happy with it. Has anyone used woollypod vetch and liked it better than hairy vetch? Dorene Dorene Pasekoff Hill Creek Farm 75 Creamery Road Pottstown, PA 19465 610-506-3372 http://www.hillcreekfarmpa.com/ -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From garlicgrower at green-logic.com Fri Aug 29 15:15:31 2014 From: garlicgrower at green-logic.com (GarlicGrower) Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 15:15:31 -0400 Subject: [Market-farming] Yowza! Hairy Vetch seed nearly double last year? Message-ID: <000001cfc3bd$9dc19ae0$d944d0a0$@green-logic.com> Hi, Folks! Anyone else getting sticker shock with hairy vetch for a cover crop? My local feed store wants to charge me $160 for 50 pounds of hairy vetch seed. 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