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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] QUESTION: High tunnels
  • Date: Mon, 15 Nov 2004 08:20:16 -0600

On Mon, Nov 15, 2004 at 08:06:54AM -0600, Bill Shoemaker wrote:
> You might want to consider plastic covers permanently and irrigate with drip
> underneath. Florida vegetable growers are adopting this and finding reduced
> disease problems/better plant health and greater productivity and quality.

That piqued my interest. Rain and wet conditions have mostly ruined
our late tomato crop; we are picking ~5 boxes at at time off of an area
that might be expected to produce 30-40 boxes per picking.

I wonder how long the Florida tunnels are? I'm guessing that heat
buildup will limit the length. I wonder how they handle spraying?

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