April 2, 2017 | #76 |
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This is, the potato-leaf medium red slicer the tomato world has been searching for.
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April 2, 2017 | #77 |
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Oh wow those are some great pictures Barb. My MSE plants are ready to plant and look great. This looks like the perfect red tomato for my customers. They like the medium size better than big'uns.
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April 2, 2017 | #78 |
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April 2, 2017 | #79 |
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April 3, 2017 | #80 |
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April 3, 2017 | #81 |
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I've got Mat-Su Express F6 plant 11 seed sowed last night, only had room for 1 so went with plant 11 seed. Excited to try these!
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April 3, 2017 | #82 |
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I have 4 #11 and 1 of the other (i keep forgetting the number...40 sumthin?) so 5 MSE for my first trial. I swear this year most of my plants to grow are PL.
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April 3, 2017 | #83 |
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Three of the Super B and three of Plant #11 got planted in my high tunnel today.
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April 5, 2017 | #84 |
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Looks like you growbag guys were ahead of the curve. http://vegetablegrowersnews.com/arti...preserve-soil/
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April 5, 2017 | #85 |
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An excellent article. Note the simplicity of the mix, "Potting soil was a peat/perlite blend". Composted material is a waste of time in containers. The nutrient retaining ability will be exhausted quickly and you're left with the downside issues of being a prime host media for disease transmission and reduced porosity.
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April 5, 2017 | #86 |
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The hanging buckets in the high tunnel are a good way to increase usage of the space. My high tunnel is too rickety to hold the weight, though. But if a person had one of the more expensive kits, it should be ok.
I started only leaving the plastic on my tunnel from April through about early July or so. I think it's a lot healthier for the soil to be exposed to the weather. |
April 5, 2017 | #87 |
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Since we are on the subject I just talked to my NRCS guy and he said I'd prolly be approved about a year for now for a HT. He said new farmers cap has increased to around 15k for an approved structure/structures. I am trying to think of the best way to go about it. I want to do something similar to that pic myself where I can grow plants for sale but still obey guidelines of producing a eatable crop. They wont cover the cost of fans/heaters but I'd really like to have a heated HT for early heirloom tomatoes. Nobody here does that so I'd have 100% of the market. AKmark and the rest of you guys, what size should I start with that will be economical to heat and I would be able to manage on a part-time basis? Or should I just quit my real job and focus on my business if I can get 15k worth of HT's? I feel like I'm getting closer to saying blank it and jumping off the cliff in another year or 2.
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How much earlier do you like to get to market than the majority of typical growers? A month? 2 months? I know I ask a lot of questions and I will learn all this over time I'm sure but I really do look at you as the model to copy Mark. |
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April 5, 2017 | #90 |
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nice pic of you and the mrs., mark. happy trails.
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