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		<title>Comment on Donkey care by patty</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/donkey-care/#comment-120263</link>
		<dc:creator>patty</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 13:15:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[We just adopted 2 minis and one of them, the Jack will not let me clean his hooves, any advice?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We just adopted 2 minis and one of them, the Jack will not let me clean his hooves, any advice?</p>
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		<title>Comment on Carrot germination refinement continues by EtienneG</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/carrot-germination-refinement-continues/#comment-120262</link>
		<dc:creator>EtienneG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 12:37:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The only plastic part on the Jang is the seed hopper; the rest is all metal.  You would have to be pretty abusive to break that!

I have used the Jang for three seasons now.  My opinion of it is a lot more nuanced than it used to, but still positive overall.  The price is obviously the biggest downside.  The adjustments are also not entirely intuitive, and takes a lot of fine-tuning to get right (the depth adjustment, in particular, is quite backward to use).  Singulation of small round seeds (such as most brassicas) is absolutely perfect.  It works fairly well with coated seeds, although you have to open up the chute a little more so singulation will not be perfect.  It does an ok job for irregular seeds (raw carrot, beets, spinach), and is completely useless for the larger seeds such as beans and peas.  In fact, I am buying an Earthway just for peas.

BTW, you would not need the whole set of disk.  I own five, and the X-24 is what I use about 80% of the time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The only plastic part on the Jang is the seed hopper; the rest is all metal.  You would have to be pretty abusive to break that!</p>
<p>I have used the Jang for three seasons now.  My opinion of it is a lot more nuanced than it used to, but still positive overall.  The price is obviously the biggest downside.  The adjustments are also not entirely intuitive, and takes a lot of fine-tuning to get right (the depth adjustment, in particular, is quite backward to use).  Singulation of small round seeds (such as most brassicas) is absolutely perfect.  It works fairly well with coated seeds, although you have to open up the chute a little more so singulation will not be perfect.  It does an ok job for irregular seeds (raw carrot, beets, spinach), and is completely useless for the larger seeds such as beans and peas.  In fact, I am buying an Earthway just for peas.</p>
<p>BTW, you would not need the whole set of disk.  I own five, and the X-24 is what I use about 80% of the time.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Bush cord meter by Fire Bricks</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/bush-cord-meter/#comment-120261</link>
		<dc:creator>Fire Bricks</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 11:11:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Determining which firewood is the best for you depends upon your particular needs or your preferences.  You may like a fire which produces a pleasant aroma, crackles and pops, is highly efficient, or burns most cleanly.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Determining which firewood is the best for you depends upon your particular needs or your preferences.  You may like a fire which produces a pleasant aroma, crackles and pops, is highly efficient, or burns most cleanly.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Carrot germination refinement continues by Dan (tiny market grower) s</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/carrot-germination-refinement-continues/#comment-120260</link>
		<dc:creator>Dan (tiny market grower) s</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 01:07:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have seen several Jang seeders for sale, used with broken plastic parts.  Have not tried one, the concept is great, but you apparently need to be extremely gentle with them and might not want the help to be trusted with them.  Considering the price for each of the 40 different seed &quot;rollers,&quot;  for each type of seed desired these things get very pricey.  It is an expensive fragile toy, in my humble opinion.  I own a Planet Junior.  I would consider a Hoss and buy a few undrilled extra plates if I were to buy another direct seeder for extremely small seed.  http://www.easydigging.com/Garden_Cultivator/seeder_planter.html

Also consider where your product is made.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have seen several Jang seeders for sale, used with broken plastic parts.  Have not tried one, the concept is great, but you apparently need to be extremely gentle with them and might not want the help to be trusted with them.  Considering the price for each of the 40 different seed &#8220;rollers,&#8221;  for each type of seed desired these things get very pricey.  It is an expensive fragile toy, in my humble opinion.  I own a Planet Junior.  I would consider a Hoss and buy a few undrilled extra plates if I were to buy another direct seeder for extremely small seed.  <a href="http://www.easydigging.com/Garden_Cultivator/seeder_planter.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.easydigging.com/Garden_Cultivator/seeder_planter.html</a></p>
<p>Also consider where your product is made.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Anti-raccoon measures by Dan (tiny market grower)</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/anti-raccoon-measures/#comment-120259</link>
		<dc:creator>Dan (tiny market grower)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:39:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I plant and grow on 5 foot wide raised beds, but the way I have found most successful for keeping racoons out of the sweet corn is to have a radio playing in the middle of the crop when the corn is forming and just about ready to harvest.   Rock music stations on continuous computer generated playback with plenty of generic advertising programming thrown in for good measure, seem to be most effective.  Racoons have very little cash to buy things anyway.

I do have a solar powered electric fence around about 2.5K square ft of home garden.  One wire about nose height for deer (waist height for humans) and one wire about 6 inches above the ground.   Works fine until the neighboring and wild vegetation gets pretty dry and tasteless to the wild animals in mid to late August.  Then nothing short of 10 foot fencing or chained dogs will keep the deer out.  I also plant an extra patch away from my garden to feed the wildlife.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I plant and grow on 5 foot wide raised beds, but the way I have found most successful for keeping racoons out of the sweet corn is to have a radio playing in the middle of the crop when the corn is forming and just about ready to harvest.   Rock music stations on continuous computer generated playback with plenty of generic advertising programming thrown in for good measure, seem to be most effective.  Racoons have very little cash to buy things anyway.</p>
<p>I do have a solar powered electric fence around about 2.5K square ft of home garden.  One wire about nose height for deer (waist height for humans) and one wire about 6 inches above the ground.   Works fine until the neighboring and wild vegetation gets pretty dry and tasteless to the wild animals in mid to late August.  Then nothing short of 10 foot fencing or chained dogs will keep the deer out.  I also plant an extra patch away from my garden to feed the wildlife.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Battery change by http://www.cangm.com</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/battery-change/#comment-120258</link>
		<dc:creator>http://www.cangm.com</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2013 00:28:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You really make it seem so easy with your presentation however I in 
finding this topic to be really one thing which I think I&#039;d never understand. It seems too complicated and extremely vast for me. I am taking a look forward on your next publish, I will try to get the cling of it!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You really make it seem so easy with your presentation however I in<br />
finding this topic to be really one thing which I think I&#8217;d never understand. It seems too complicated and extremely vast for me. I am taking a look forward on your next publish, I will try to get the cling of it!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Early lettuce heats up by EtienneG</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/early-lettuce-heats-up/#comment-120253</link>
		<dc:creator>EtienneG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:39:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Trying Simpson Elite this spring, on your recommendation.  So far, the seedling are doing very well.  Lettuce for sale in mid-June!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Trying Simpson Elite this spring, on your recommendation.  So far, the seedling are doing very well.  Lettuce for sale in mid-June!</p>
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		<title>Comment on Early lettuce heats up by Early lettuce heats up &#124; Sustainable Family Life</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/early-lettuce-heats-up/#comment-120252</link>
		<dc:creator>Early lettuce heats up &#124; Sustainable Family Life</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 12:52:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[...] Early lettuce heats up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comment on The Intelligent Gardener by EtienneG</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/the-intelligent-gardener/#comment-120249</link>
		<dc:creator>EtienneG</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 12:45:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have not read the book, so I do not know exactly what his position is, but the reverence for compost in organic agriculture goes beyond the matter of plant nutrition; it&#039;s really about soil microbiology, actually.  It&#039;s true that compost does not provide a balanced plant nutrition (too much phosphorus, not enough nitrogen), yet, the benefits are still quite observable.  The funny thing is that, if you run down the number, the amount we spread is completely negligible vs the volume of soil.  Objectively, the typical compost application should not have much of an impact, and yet, it does.  It&#039;s magic!  :)

Lately, I have been taking an interest in the role of earthworms and mycorrhiza in fertility, both of which are not quite compatible with the constant tilling we do in growing vegetables.  A no-till system would be perfect, but I do not think it would work particularly well at my scale.  The solution, I think, is long-term (18 months+) undisturbed green manure.  But for me, until I have gotten on top of perennial weeds, it&#039;s not really a possibility.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have not read the book, so I do not know exactly what his position is, but the reverence for compost in organic agriculture goes beyond the matter of plant nutrition; it&#8217;s really about soil microbiology, actually.  It&#8217;s true that compost does not provide a balanced plant nutrition (too much phosphorus, not enough nitrogen), yet, the benefits are still quite observable.  The funny thing is that, if you run down the number, the amount we spread is completely negligible vs the volume of soil.  Objectively, the typical compost application should not have much of an impact, and yet, it does.  It&#8217;s magic!  :)</p>
<p>Lately, I have been taking an interest in the role of earthworms and mycorrhiza in fertility, both of which are not quite compatible with the constant tilling we do in growing vegetables.  A no-till system would be perfect, but I do not think it would work particularly well at my scale.  The solution, I think, is long-term (18 months+) undisturbed green manure.  But for me, until I have gotten on top of perennial weeds, it&#8217;s not really a possibility.</p>
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		<title>Comment on Potatoes delivered by Mike (tfb)</title>
		<link>http://tinyfarmblog.com/potatoes-delivered/#comment-120241</link>
		<dc:creator>Mike (tfb)</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 13:58:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Following the links: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ellenbergerorganicfarm.com/&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;Ellenberger Organic Farm&lt;/a&gt;!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Following the links: <a href="http://www.ellenbergerorganicfarm.com/" rel="nofollow">Ellenberger Organic Farm</a>!</p>
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