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- From: "Shoemaker, William H" <wshoemak AT illinois.edu>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 17:45:41 +0000
I know some commercial growers top them in the ground by mowing the tops off.
The tops can be brushed aside or blown off. The type of mower (rotary,
sickle, hammermill, etc.) probably will make a difference in how clean the
process is. But you could still undercut the roots. Lifting them might be
hampered a bit, but eliminating hand-topping might be a good trade-off.
William H. Shoemaker,
Northern Illinois Viticulturist - IGGVA
Illinois Grape Growers and Vinters Association
wshoemak AT illinois.edu
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[market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] on behalf of Vern and Amy
[vaspencer AT sisna.com]
Sent: Thursday, November 22, 2012 9:13 AM
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Subject: Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots
Sounds like a great way to plant! Probably good for parsnip, too? Do
you weed them with the tractor or by hand? We harvested our carrots
this year with a single tooth run next to the carrots planted in flat
ground. I think probably not as good as your raised bed technique in
our heavy clay, but better than a pitchfork.
Did you come up with a better way to top your carrots? We still have
some in the shop to do, too.
Vern
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[Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Beth Spaugh, 11/19/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Road's End Farm, 11/19/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Beth Spaugh, 11/19/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] digging carrots/daikon, Beth Spaugh, 11/19/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Vern and Amy, 11/22/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots, Shoemaker, William H, 11/22/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Beth Spaugh, 11/22/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Vern and Amy, 11/23/2012
- Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots, Beth Spaugh, 11/23/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Vern and Amy, 11/23/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Beth Spaugh, 11/19/2012
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Re: [Market-farming] snapping tops off carrots,
Road's End Farm, 11/19/2012
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