Market Farming

[robert schuler <sunnfarm AT bellatlantic.net>]

> Peter get your water tested everyone who irrigates should get a test 
> because many growth
> problems can be prevented this way, you may have a very high soluble salts 
> problem with
> your water source, you said you have hard water, usually that means very 
> high lime content
> but you said you have alot of iron, that usually means low Ph soft water,
> whatever....anyway Iron in water attracts a form of bacteria that live off 
> the iron and
> gunk up the drip lines which also attracts other mineral deposits and 
> adding 1-3ppm
> chlorine as a constant feed will prevent that, I cannot say if adding 
> chlorine will effect
> organic standards but coastal farming areas receive 20-30 lbs per acre 
> chlorine from the
> ocean wind naturally and it takes a pound of chlorine to make a bushel of 
> wheat so keep
> that in mind if you decide to treat your water...

Sunny Meadow Farm
Bridgeton, NJ.