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  • From: Willie McKemie <mf AT austinfarm.org>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] bed shapers
  • Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2005 20:42:18 -0600

On Mon, Feb 21, 2005 at 07:22:26PM -0600, TxBeeFarmer wrote:
> Willie,
>
> I put buster plows on 1"x3" shanks. When it's time to build beds, I take
> another buster plow, turn it upside down, and set it on top of each of the
> busters that are already mounted on the shanks. No bolting necessary,
> they'll stay in place. These additional upside down busters insure that the
> maximum amount of dirt is thrown onto the bed. When It's time to plant, I
> have busters mounted in front of the opening plow. I set them level and a
> little higher than the seed tube opening. This levels the beds, scrapes off
> the dry layer of dirt, and makes a nice surface for the opening plow to go
> through and drop the seeds, all at the same time. If I need to replant, I
> often take the busters off and just use the opening plow by its self. If I
> need to scrap off more dry dirt, then I leave the busters on.

I can't picture it. You have a digital camera? If you can send me a
(modest size) photo, I'll post it for all to see along with my disk
bedder tomorrow or the next day.

You probably have experience with row crops (cotton, corn, sorghum,
soybean)? I have none.

Don't know about wind on berries. I would be afraid of plants getting
abraded by wind-blown grit. No more so than with other young crops,
though. That much wind can't do anything any good. I went to a
weekend race at an airfield near Midland many years ago. A strong
sand-blasting wind blew all morning one day. Due to the stinging grit,
you couldn't face the wind; you backed into the wind. To our great
relief, it settled down around noon. Then, it blew with equal
ferocity from the other direction all afternoon.

"Stick Planter": My green pea planting was a failure. Birds dug out
and ate 90+%. So far, I have planted 1/2 row of okra and 1/2 row of
sweet corn with it; about 200-300' each. Into killed weeds and crop
residue. Nothing up yet.

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