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- From: Richard Stewart <rstewart AT zoomtown.com>
- To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] alfalfa mentor??
- Date: Thu, 4 Apr 2013 19:33:11 -0400
We grow alfalfa, but as part of a hay crop with timothy, fescue, orchard grass, clove, and birds foot tri-foil. Usually the main plot is about 20 acres give or take five depending on where we rotate it to. We cyclone and lightly disc in. We normally plant a cover crop of oats to protect. We plant spring or fall depending on what the schedule will allow. No chemicals though I do not source organic seed it is not treated nor-GMO. First two years are weak, third, fourth, and fifth, are prime, and then we till it under for a grain crop, usually corn. Cut those oats before they go to seed and bale. Richard Stewart Carriage House Farm North Bend, Ohio An Ohio Century Farm Est. 1855 (513) 967-1106 You can follow us on Facebook or on Twitter @CarriageHsFm Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail On Apr 4, 2013, at 3:46 PM, Kakerby <kakerby AT aol.com> wrote: One more question and then I go out into the rain without adequate rain gear. One of our plans this summer is to clear off some of our perennial, native grass hayfield, and get a small just-for-us planting of alfalfa. It'll be no more than two acres in size. I have been gathering various PDFs about planting alfalfa, particularly for certified organic operations. But I'd love to know if anyone on the list is growing alfalfa and would care to serve as a mentor. The nearest folks I know of growing alfalfa organically, are several hours away by driving. While I plan to go visit their farm if they care to show me what they have, I'd like to have someone or several someones available via email for nitty-gritty how-to and what-about questions. Thanks all. |
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[Market-farming] alfalfa mentor??,
Kakerby, 04/04/2013
- Re: [Market-farming] alfalfa mentor??, Richard Stewart, 04/04/2013
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed Maggots??,
Flying S Farms, 04/05/2013
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed Maggots??,
Flying S Farms, 04/05/2013
- Re: [Market-farming] Seed Maggots??, Road's End Farm, 04/05/2013
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Re: [Market-farming] Seed Maggots??,
Flying S Farms, 04/05/2013
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