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Re: [Market-farming] potato vine beater?

From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [Market-farming] potato vine beater?
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 08:52:12 -0400

On Oct 8, 2012, at 11:56 PM, Vern and Amy wrote:

Thanks Rivka! You mean with a regular flat deck flail mower? Does it
get the vines that are hanging down in the valleys?

Yes, it's a Bushhog-type mower. And no, it doesn't always get the lowest vines that well -- depends on the particular plants, if they grow up a bit before they dangle down it cuts them off at that point; seems to work well enough anyway.

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think

Fresh-market organic produce, small scale

Re: [Market-farming] Oat Straw vs. Wheat Straw to mulch strawberries , (continued)
- Re: [Market-farming] Oat Straw vs. Wheat Straw to mulch strawberries, KAKerby, 10/07/2012
  - Re: [Market-farming] potato vine beater?, Vern and Amy, 10/08/2012
    - Re: [Market-farming] potato vine beater?, Shoemaker, William H, 10/08/2012
      - Re: [Market-farming] potato vine beater?, Road's End Farm, 10/08/2012
        
        Re: [Market-farming] potato vine beater?, Vern and Amy, 10/08/2012
        
        Re: [Market-farming] potato vine beater?, charlie taplin, 10/09/2012
        
        Re: [Market-farming] potato vine beater?, Road's End Farm, 10/09/2012