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  • From: Jay Sleichter <jaysleichter AT yahoo.com>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Twine & Foliar Feeding
  • Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 06:30:47 -0700 (PDT)

I use polypropylene baling twine. It has over 100 pounds of tensil strength and doesn't sag and is UV resistant.  The first year I had my dad save all of it from when he used big round bales to feed cattle, bedding for hogs and etc. I found it way to time consuming to unravel everything and tie it all back together.  It did work and I was happy I was recycling but it just was time consuming. If you have nothing to do all winter long, ask a farmer for some. I am sure they would love to get rid of it!

Each "ball" is 20,000 feet. I finally used one ball in 1.5 years.  To tie up tomatoes in a Florida Weave, I either put the ball in a bucket or carry it in a backpack.  The second method is a good way to keep both hands free.

Jay

Jay's Jellies, Produce and More
Clay Center, Kansas
www.jaysjellies.com
http://highfarming.blogspot.com/

--- On Mon, 5/17/10, William H Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu> wrote:

From: William H Shoemaker <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Twine & Foliar Feeding
To: "'Market Farming'" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Date: Monday, May 17, 2010, 8:21 AM

The industry standard is a poly (-ethylene? -propylene?) twine because organics, such as jute, with absorb moisture, stretch and sage, then begin to deteriorate. I’d love to hear about an OMRI-approved product. But I’m not aware of one.

 

What are you spraying for? Entrust is a pretty good OMRI-approved insecticide, but there are others. They are effective on different insects so you may need more than one to control the insect pests you have in your field. There are also alternatives to pesticides which can be more important (resistance, exclusion, rotation, etc.).

 

Bill

William H. Shoemaker

Sr. Research Specialist, Food Crops

University of Illinois - Crop Sciences

St Charles Horticulture Research Center

535 Randall Road, St Charles , IL , 60174

630-584-7254, FAX-584-4610

wshoemak AT illinois.edu


From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of andrea davis
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 11:08 PM
To: Market Farming
Subject: [Market-farming] Twine & Foliar Feeding

 

      This year I'm planning to weave my tomatoes.  I need to buy twine and was wondering what people on the list would recommend?  During a long internet search I see that some places recommend nylon twine but I'd rather use a biodegradable or natural product.
    
     Also I'm looking for an organic certified/ OMRI listed product to use for foliar spray, any suggestions?


Thanks in advance for any help,
Andrea

quarter acre farm
sonoma , ca


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