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- From: "Tracie Smith" <traciestasty AT hotmail.com>
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- Subject: [Market-farming] beans
- Date: Sat, 15 Feb 2003 10:33:07 -0500
A farmer in MA told a group of us at NOFA MA summer conference that he doesn't plow in his old beans that he's through picking because they serve as a trap crap for the mex bean beatles. I don't have many so I don't know in my own experience, but he's been farming for years-500 member CSA.
Tracie NH
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going to be using soil blocks this year for the first time. I will =
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placing the blocks on homemade trays that have a 1/2" thick plywood =
base. My plan is to use a seedling heat mat for the germination=20
period. I don't know if the mat will provide enough heat to warm =
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soil blocks (which are 2"x2"x2") through the plywood to the desired 70 =
to 75=20
degree temps. My basement stays pretty cool, anywhere from 40 to =
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degrees, so the heat mat will be necessary.
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thought was to place the soil blocks on a thinner plastic tray until =
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germinate and then transfer them to the plywood trays. Does anyone =
know if=20
the blocks will hold up to this move without the root structure in =
place? =20
I am using Johnny's 512 mix which is supposed to be good for =
"blocks. " Maybe=20
the 1/2" plywood will conduct enough heat so I can germinate on the wood =
trays? I am seeking advice from the wealth of information I know =
exists=20
out there on this list.
Thanks,
Renny=20
Beal
Shadowbrook Farm
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[Market-farming] beans,
Tracie Smith, 02/15/2003
- RE: [Market-farming] beans, David Inglis, 02/15/2003
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