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Looking forward to seeing this implement. I finally got a BCS, looking forward to using mine this weekend!
I had a similar issue with my irrigation and ended up with a $1000 water bill
It was the eldest son, Travis, that shot Old Yeller.
looking forward to seeing the bcs/rotary plow action on those footpaths.
Thanks for that perspective on squash. I needed that. I'm 50 years old and trying to keep up with mine. They were selling great before and I was contemplating shredding and freezing them. After a 17 hour day the other day, I said, "Forget it!" I've even been giving some to my chickens.
I grew patty pans this year for first time. Really cool crop and put on crazy but what a bust for sales. Not sure I sold a single one out of hundreds. Just like you said all you get done is harvest for the compost pile. So we got smarter and started dropping them of at the pantry. You get a tax voucher. At least that way we get a little something in return even though I know they will just toss them at some point themselves.
So what do you spray for squash bugs and cucumber beetles and flea beetles. We are totally infested, loosing or lost most all cucs and squash. Tried to be organic on this one and it has cost me the farm.
I can't believe you have even seen Old Yeller. LOL
Is the method you were referring to Hugelkultur Layering?
bcs rocks
I'm very happy for you keep us posted
Hoping new implement is greens harvester or root crop harvester like big farms where it just lifts radish/ carrot out of ground, if not you should talk them in to making them. Also hope you like your new BCS I got a 853 this spring with plow and power harrow been loving it.
It's always fun getting new tools. =)
I know im not supposed to be covetous but…..anyways, my friend Tom, my wife and I had a little Christmas in August as well. The greens harvester arrived today. the whole kit mind you (extra blades, parts, and the blade sharpener). needless to say we are stoked. love your channel, thanks 🙂
Leave them for a few days and sell them for relish or some other none premium use, so that, even if you sell them at a quarter the expected price, you can make more, per harvest, then trying to keep up and dump more of the same in a 'saturated market.' For example, we had auxiliary bed, 50 feet, of summer squash for logistical purposes and ironically, it became less managed than the larger beds elsewhere. All told, biweekly upkeep amounted to over 100 pounds of plus sized patty pan per harvest, that, even sold at 1$/lbd, met or even exceeded the equivalent prospect from a regularly managed premium plot. All this to say, especially during the peak the season of a crop, you can actually acquire more revenue per volume/per harvest, as long as you market what would otherwise be waste surplus. Yesterday we dumped 150 lbs of patty pan, from a single harvest on a single 50 foot bed and made the same in cash. Not too bad when everyone else is composting their haul day after day.
Could you make some kind of collab with some food aid organization? If you have some extra crop, just give call and I'm sure that the organization would come and pick up? Composting sounds bad to my ear 🙁
No matter how you justify it you're a summer squash killer!! They didn't have rabies, so healthy, growing so well, just too demanding….lol, really it's ok, they're not animals. I feel the same killing robust plants too,never feels good to just destroy life, my justification is that the dead plants go back to the soil so the life cycle continues. Good plan with the wood chips, there are none to be had here. Do they give them to you for free?
If you want to suppress weed with mulch, you'll need a lot more than 2-4 inches. You might get away with 4 inches (10cm) but quack grass will make it through and so will few other noxious weed. Trust me been there done that because I'm cheap. We use about 6 inches minimum. The nice thing is that water loss is reduced, plants seem to be healthier with cooler and more steady soil temp. No problems with slugs when the compost/wood chip is that deep. hint: snail's predator lives in the deep mulch.
Technique is called deep mulching. Started by Ruth Stout back in 1960's (book is titled The Ruth Stout No-Work Garden Book) Great book if you can get a copy. Today people may know it as Back to Eden Garden with Paul Gauchi in Sequim Washington.
hmm I should take a photo and send it to ya.
oh BTW, my buried drip line got chomped through by a vole/mice/rat. Had a nice fountain going for a while. took a pic after the patch. Should send that to you too. draw back of buried drip line.
secret machine nada to seeder. You don't need a powerful machine for that. Besides you can get a ganged Jang seeder for lot less.
my guess is a mulch layer + transplanter. That you will need the HP of BCS. "mulch layer" builds/shapes the raised rows, lays down the plastic mulch layer, stretches it then cover the edge with soil. I think its in the right ball park in $$, power requirement, ease or lack of ease of use, setup can be a PITA.
Curtis how wide are your beds???
The wood chip paths is a good notion. With the narrow beds a deep wood chip path should let extra oxygen to the roots of the plants as well. It's definitely good to have the plow do the work. I plan on experimenting with pasteurizing wood chips and inoculating with mushroom spawn in the paths; probably not to harvest any since I'll still need to walk on the paths but just to bind and decompose the chips.
I wondered why you weren't going the JM route, I figured it was a space/transport issue. I have my package – just like yours- coming in a couple of weeks !! My only concern is the weight and manouverability of it, but JM seems to feel even his wife can use it. Ask him to make another video will you ? I love yourstuff, but my business is going a bit more his way. Excellent videos and information you give, up-beat, friendly and useful.
How often do you replace the plastic on your hoop houses? What have you found to be the best kind of plastic? (What brand, what thickness, is there a special type for green houses that gets longer life?) IF you have already answered this question what video can I go see?
trench composting *
i use free leaves from landscape companies, works fantastic
New BCS, I am so jealous. Now for the questions…Did you get an 853? Did you order from BCS direct or Earth Tools? How much did shipping set you back? Can't wait to see the super secret implement.
Did you get a power harrow in the package? If not, my guess at the new prototype tool is a mesh roller mounted at the back of a bcs rotary tiller to control depth. Please let it be that!!! 🙂
What's the name again? of the JM guy?
I'll be curious to see whether the wood chips interfere with your seeder.
Can you show us your compost system?
great vid