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  • From: John and Katy Ehrlich <johnkaty AT shaw.ca>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Williams tool system
  • Date: Fri, 5 Feb 2010 12:05:45 -0800

I bought one, the smaller one, and it takes time to use, a lot of tinkering. I do not have perfectly flat ground, and I get too much mvmt still when I try to tine the finickier crops.  I would not recommend the expenditure, but as I said, I am still learning how to use it. They never sent me a video showing how they use it specifically. 

I also have a farmall with the underbelly cultivars.  One row is a piece of cake, but two or three is difficult. 

I find the best, is to have  a lot of sharp Real scuttle hoes, lots of apprentices, a furrower on the wheel hoe, and scratch and hoe early as possible. I also time my hoeings with the BD calendar. 

I do 5-8 acres for CSA on Vancouver Island

Best, John 


On 5-Feb-10, at 11:57 AM, Chris O'Brien wrote:

Johnathan,
Do you have personal experience with the williams tool system?
cheers,
chris


From: Johnathan Yelenick <yelenick AT riseup.net>
To: market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:25:36 -0700
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Sweeps, knives, shovels
Check this out:

http://www.uvm.edu/vtvegandberry/Videos/weedvideo.htm
This is a fabulous video giving a survey of some of the latest and greatest weed machines out there.

http://www.marketfarm.com/
Click the "online catalog" tab, then click the "cultivators" tab. I like the Williams Tool System description in particular.

Best,
Johnathan Yelenick
Blacktail Permaculture Farm
South Platte River Watershed of the Short Grass Prairie Steppe Bioregion
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John and Katy Ehrlich
Alderlea Farm
3390 Glenora Rd
Duncan, BC V9L 6S1
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