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- From: Miranda Smith <Miranda.Smith AT creativehomeowner.com>
- To: 'Market Farming' <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
- Subject: Re: rock farming
- Date: Tue, 20 Feb 2001 08:32:18 -0500
Yes, rock pickers work. But don't do it on spring-wet soil--it compacts it
too much. Better to do it in fall when the soil isn't so vulnerable.
Miranda Smith
> ----------
> From: Kevin Ancell
> Reply To: Market Farming
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 11:30 AM
> To: Market Farming
> Subject: [market-farming] Re: rock farming
>
> You can rent a PTO driven rock picker which makes the job really easy.
>
> Regards,
>
> Kevin
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Liz Pike <liz AT marketfarming.com>
> To: Market Farming <market-farming AT franklin.oit.unc.edu>
> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2001 11:28 AM
> Subject: [market-farming] rock farming
>
>
> > Switching farms has been quite an adventure. I've gone from coastal
> > sand/clay/loam to ROCKS. Big ones. (I made the mistake of calling them
> > boulders to my partner who's from upstate New York. I'll never live
> that
> > down.)
> >
> > Anyway. We're starting from scratch here, on land that's only had
> horses
> > and hay. No crops, no gardens, no cultivating. Soil tests are in the
> > works, but my biggest problem now, are those darn rocks. How do you
> deal
> > with them?? Do's and don'ts greatly appreciated!!
> >
> > Liz
> >
> >
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rock farming,
Liz Pike, 02/19/2001
- <Possible follow-up(s)>
- Re: rock farming, Kevin Ancell, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, Bill Shoemaker, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, BBGREGSON, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, Jill Taylor Bussiere, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, Leigh, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, robert schuler, 02/19/2001
- Re: rock farming, Tom Anslow, 02/20/2001
- Re: rock farming, Miranda Smith, 02/20/2001
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