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  • From: "William McKay" <bmckay55 AT hotmail.com>
  • To: market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu
  • Subject: Re: market-farming digest: April 10, 2000
  • Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2000 01:46:24 PDT


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You can only have a continual harvest if you have an adquate source of water. The trick with succession growing is remembering that plants are going to grow at different rates at different times of the year. The beans you plant in mid May are not going to grow at the same rate as those you plant in mid July.

These tips are from the most successful farmer I have ever seen;

first, in so far as it is possible, use transplants for things like lettuce, broccoli, etc. You will use less seed and be more consistent. You will also have the plants exactly where you want them so weed control is more easily taken care of. In the long run it is considerably faster than direct seeding

Secondly, for direct seeded crops with a short harvest period (green beans, etc) do not plant every week; instead, make your succession planting as soon as the previous one has germinated. Also, use two varieties with slightly different maturity dates-e.g., plant beans which mature in 53 & 57 days. Do not try and get every single bean you can; make the major pickings then turn the remainder under for another crop.

Keep really accurate notes for a few years. Aaafter a while you will learn the schedule of plants on your particular piece of land.

Water when you need it, not on a schedule. For example 80 degree weather with low humidity and a stiff breeze will dry your soil out much more than 90 degrees and humid. Adequate water is the key. If you do not have it, you can not succession plant with any degree of success.

Bill McKay in E. Massachusetts

Subject: Re: succession crop planning
From: Dave Bennett <dbennett AT micoks.net>
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 08:05:06 -0500
X-Message-Number: 2

Dee Casey/John Chmelik wrote:

> I have a question about planning succession crops so I have a continual
> harvest from May 27 through September 30.
>
> How do other people plan succession crops?
>
> Thanks, Dee Casey
> Antero Organics

Dee,

My 1951 Better Homes & Gardens - Garden Book had the best information
I've seen to date on this subject. Here is a blurb from their book on
this subject, followed by a garden plan with succession planting
information. Hope this helps.

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  • Re: market-farming digest: April 10, 2000, William McKay, 04/11/2000

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