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- From: Richard Robinson <rrobinson AT nasw.org>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] edge of bed grows better
- Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 10:30:08 -0500
On 3/8/2011 at 10:29:01 AM, Avalon Farms wrote:
> Does anyone know why the mesclun on the edge of the beds grows 10 times
> faster/better than the rest? They are 3 ft wide beds in a hoop house. Fairly
> even moisture and fertilizer. But the plants on the outside of the beds
> always grow better. The only thing I can think of is that the edges
> naturally
> get compressed a bit more and the centers stay fluffier. This soil is sandy
> clay/loam.
My first thought is that it's a simple density effect--the plants in the
middle have
competitors on all sides, while those on the edge do not. Perhaps you could
seed less
densely?
Richard Robinson
www.nasw.org/users/rrobinson/
Hopestill Farm
www.hopestill.com
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[Market-farming] edge of bed grows better,
Avalon Farms, 03/07/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] edge of bed grows better, sals3, 03/07/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] edge of bed grows better, waldenfarm, 03/08/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] edge of bed grows better,
Richard Robinson, 03/08/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] edge of bed grows better, Dalew Farms, 03/08/2011
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Re: [Market-farming] edge of bed grows better,
clearviewfarm, 03/08/2011
- Re: [Market-farming] edge of bed grows better, idyllwild farm, 03/08/2011
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