Comments on: Instant farmer! http://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Tue, 22 May 2012 22:37:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: L.Bo Mariehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27912 L.Bo Marie Thu, 10 Jul 2008 03:55:04 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27912 hmmm, my neighbour has these lovely stakes she uses for her tomatoes... they are long spiraling stakes.. about 4 feet high when in the ground, very sturdy, we just wrap the plant around them as they grow.. I'll try to remember to take a picture .... hmmm, my neighbour has these lovely stakes she uses for her tomatoes… they are long spiraling stakes.. about 4 feet high when in the ground, very sturdy, we just wrap the plant around them as they grow.. I’ll try to remember to take a picture ….

]]> By: willing hands organic farmhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27866 willing hands organic farm Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:48:13 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27866 Mike,How wide are your beds?  How many rows of salad mix per bed?  The bottom photo looks like 5 of lettuce mix, the bed on the other side of your helper appears to be 3 rows. Everything is picture perfect!!  Where are all the weeds???  My beds are flat not raised, 2x25 with 1 foot paths between. I too wonder at the sheer volume of "green". How many pounds of greens are you harvesting each week?  I really need to get planting more,  am not reaping enough from the plantings I have. Julie Mike,

How wide are your beds?  How many rows of salad mix per bed?  The bottom photo looks like 5 of lettuce mix, the bed on the other side of your helper appears to be 3 rows. Everything is picture perfect!!  Where are all the weeds???  My beds are flat not raised, 2×25 with 1 foot paths between.
I too wonder at the sheer volume of “green”. How many pounds of greens are you harvesting each week?  I really need to get planting more,  am not reaping enough from the plantings I have.
Julie

]]> By: Matronhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27846 Matron Mon, 07 Jul 2008 08:13:53 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27846 When you are growing salad veggies on this larger scale, do you make succesional plantings? otherwise you will have hundreds ready all at te same time? When you are growing salad veggies on this larger scale, do you make succesional plantings? otherwise you will have hundreds ready all at te same time?

]]> By: ewahttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27831 ewa Mon, 07 Jul 2008 04:08:47 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27831 Hi Mike, This seems like heaven for those who seek outdor job. And you sound like a Big Dad haveing great hart for each of them just next to plants and animals :) Greetings, Ewa Hi Mike, This seems like heaven for those who seek outdor job. And you sound like a Big Dad haveing great hart for each of them just next to plants and animals :)
Greetings,
Ewa

]]> By: Lizhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27815 Liz Sun, 06 Jul 2008 20:35:59 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27815 You make it all sound so wonderful! Have you got room for one more? You make it all sound so wonderful! Have you got room for one more?

]]> By: Jean Annhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27798 Jean Ann Sun, 06 Jul 2008 04:50:37 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27798 I have a similar question about the cages...mine seem to be too heavy...I wonder if there is ANY good solution... I have a similar question about the cages…mine seem to be too heavy…I wonder if there is ANY good solution…

]]> By: heidihttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27770 heidi Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:41:15 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27770 closing date is this coming friday for our fenelon farm - look forward to meeting you sometime in the near future! closing date is this coming friday for our fenelon farm – look forward to meeting you sometime in the near future!

]]> By: Stoneheadhttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27732 Stonehead Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:39:02 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27732 It's such a pleasure to find there are other people who grow vegetables by hand on a field scale. I was starting to feel that I and an old chap about five miles from us were the only ones left.I spent almost 10 hours out in the potato field today, hoeing row after row clear of weeds. It will be more of the same tomorrow, although I might do a few hundred metres of onions for variety. It’s such a pleasure to find there are other people who grow vegetables by hand on a field scale. I was starting to feel that I and an old chap about five miles from us were the only ones left.

I spent almost 10 hours out in the potato field today, hoeing row after row clear of weeds. It will be more of the same tomorrow, although I might do a few hundred metres of onions for variety.

]]> By: Cassandrahttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27730 Cassandra Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:42:49 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27730 How do you find the tomato cages work out for you? My tomatoes grow too big for them and we've gone on to using concrete reinforcing wire cages. Just cut, roll, and hold together with zip ties. It does take two people, gloves and bolt cutters though!I tried trellising but the tomatoes overwhealmed them too.Hubby lets his sprawl all over the mulch in his market garden. I wonder what the differnece in production is?Just love your blog, lots of great ideas for us to try! How do you find the tomato cages work out for you? My tomatoes grow too big for them and we’ve gone on to using concrete reinforcing wire cages. Just cut, roll, and hold together with zip ties. It does take two people, gloves and bolt cutters though!

I tried trellising but the tomatoes overwhealmed them too.

Hubby lets his sprawl all over the mulch in his market garden. I wonder what the differnece in production is?

Just love your blog, lots of great ideas for us to try!

]]> By: Nicolehttp://tinyfarmblog.com/instant-farmer/#comment-27729 Nicole Fri, 04 Jul 2008 18:53:16 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/?p=1314#comment-27729 Wow that's so cool! How does it work where someone who  has never farmed before gets to come work on a farm??? Wow that’s so cool! How does it work where someone who  has never farmed before gets to come work on a farm???

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