Market Farming

[Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>]

Thanks for the comments!

On Mon, Jan 31, 2005 at 06:00:41PM -0600, Alan Whitaker wrote:
> We'll start planting here when the soil can be worked.  I need about 10 days
> without rain.
> What varieties are you planting over there?

Red LaSoda; maybe it's LaSota?

> > central Texas?  We have pretty good luck with Red LaSodas cut into
> > about 2oz chunks and planted 12"-18" apart.

White/Russets don't seem to produce well.  Pontiac seems to work OK.

Last Fall, I tried my first Fall crop.  Planted about an acre of 
sprouting left-over Spring potatoes.  Had far less than 1% of a crop.  
We sell Spring potatoes for 4-6 months; sold the Fall crop at one 
farmers market.

BTW, we've been picking some asparagus for three weeks.  Not much, but 
some.  Easy to sell.

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