Market Farming

[John Ferree <john AT seldomseenfarm.com>]

I'm sure that works. . . but omg the bcs implements are expensive, especially when you have a tractor and used equipment is cheap.  That said the flail mower is laid up because the bearings on the rear roller were toast.  Parts are from a custom repair and can't be found.  What about switching up plastic mulch beds to wide (10-12') centers and planting a real cover crop between. . . one that you could use a drill on.  Somehow work that into the rotation. . . but then I would be running a tractor on the plastic edge and pulling would be a challenge.    trial, error. . . compromise. . . adjust. . . and plenty of time to second guess yourself in the winter : )

John

On 2/22/2011 3:21 PM, deberryemail-website AT yahoo.com wrote:

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I did not like the way that mowers throw material onto the plant either.  I tried rear discharge and mulching mowers also rear baggers.  The mulching mowers were two slow because material would build up under the deck then stall the mower.  The baggers had to be emptied to often. The discharge still threw material on the plants some.  They were all hard to push over the rough ground between my raised plastic mulched beds.

 

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