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agree on drip on spinach and arugula. not very good germination. also broccoli raab for us is terrible. have a good one
We bury our drip tape so it stays in place and doesn't twist and curl like yours in the video above. Works great especially with transplants because you can plant directly on top of emitters.
I set up a tornado mister line along with the drip for my greens. I farm in a humid climate but quite hot in summer so I always keep the salinova lettuce misted at least 3-5 times a day. I also transplant vs direct seed those crops. Do you only drip irrigate yours? I am also looking for good fan advice for greenhouse mine are 72 feet long and are difficult to keep at a reasonable temperature. Thank you for the videos.
Curtis, your book is on the landing page of Johnny's website. No big deal. Crushing it man. Crushing. It.
Bought enough drip supplies to do all 70 beds (35 each on two lots), but after this video I am thinking of maybe changing it up. For now, hand watering EVERYTHING, which is totally untenable. We don't get as hot as you and have high ambient humidity, so perhaps the drip would still be fine. I guess there is only one way to find out. Cheers.
I have started doing everything your teaching I'm not into production yet but no believes I can make money I have a quarter acre please help
@Curtis, what area are you in; since you mentioned soil/climate/biome.
Valuable information as always Curtis! was actually contemplating between overhead and drip lines.
Aren't you wary of soil salinity build up? While it's drip, the water comes in direct contact with the soil not with the proxy of mulch.
CURTIS: I am a big fan, Please see my comment on your vid "in focus – greens bubbler" its important. thanks 🙂
I also tried drip irigation for my arugula and spinach. I did not have much success with even germination either. I tred to have some moss mulch to retain moisture and assist in germination but ended up being very irregular.
what about drip tape with emitters under every 12".
(ie) every 6" emitter spacing, if available. irrigation-mart in Louisiana might be an option.
Have you considered using a wetting agent on the soil when your trying to germinate seeds?
Yucca extract works the best iv found.
After a 100% failure due to vine borer worms 4 years in a row we have given up on growing any kind of squash. We live in southern Virginia and it is damn near impossible to grow squash without the plants dying just as they are about to produce due to the vine borer worms at base of the plants. I welcome any ORGANIC farming practice solution to this problem.
Great! We find that floating row cover can help even germination without being to forceful (removed early)
Hie. I've been following you for a while now and I find you very interesting. I'm trying to diagnose your problem with arugula drip irrigation. Have you tried asking the manufacturer of the drip lines for advice? Which brand are you using?
thank you, Curtis. the points you made in this video, I haven't heard them anywhere else.
thanks for all the content!
hows youre feeling on companion planting, ie carrots and tomatoes or the three sisters?
Being self employed is one of the most empowering and life changing decisions I've ever made. It's like driving in a car your whole life and then getting a motor cycle. That feeling of seeing the daily world in a whole new perspective. Can't thank you enough for the insight and motivation to follow my dreams curtis.
Curtis I know you get alot of opinions but I also live in a hot dry clamate . What I found to be very successful for Arugula was to not use the tape but use schedule 200 pvc with 1/8 holes drilled every 12 inches . This allows the water to pool due to the volume. I use no glue and just slip fit everything because the 1/8 holes does not allow pressure to build.I only run 1 line per bed and We have great success with radish and arugula this way. I love your videos and appretiate all of your advice .
Man… Curtis, do you bottom water your basil microgreens? I've been really struggling with microgreen basils, dark opal basil.
ok, I checked all the comments and I didn't see anything on soaker hoses. That's those hoes that looks like a garden house, but leaks along the entire length of the hoes.
I believe you can get them other than 1/2 inch and they might need to be on their zone, but that could solve your problems on direct seeded beds as long as your pressure reducer doesn't make it too low of pressure for them to work.
I personally have used them before. Just not on a timer.
Two questions:
1) Are you using 8 mil or 15 mil drip tape?
2) Looking at your front yard in this video, I was wondering why you chose to align the beds with your house instead of the sidewalk. It seems to me that the short beds near the sidewalk are the least useful for growing crops, but they get the most sun through the year. The more useful, long beds by the house get the least sun. Is there a reason you don't reverse the layout and put the less useful short beds close to the house?
I found Eurodrip in Guanajuato Mexico. They must use a ton of it here. I think I'll ship a box back to the US.
Hey Curtis, Great stuff as usual. If you get a chance would it be possible to suggest some ideas for gardeners that have no irrigation. I know many practices you have shared will work for irrigation challenged folks but I'm hoping you may know of some additional ones.
Someone told me,recently, that you should replace your drip tape every two years. What have you found over your farming years? Thanks for all the awesome content!
what is the best irrigation for spinach and kangkong (water spinach)? Thanks
I found that I needed to run my drip for longer periods of time, less often. That way the water spreads more instead of being so spotty.
Too much water I live in Colorado I had a garden one year planted arugula, everything else did great but arugula did like you say with drip. The next year I was selling the property and had not done any work to the garden and my arugula was growing like crazy.
Red Russian kale can You do a movie about that? How do You grow it? Babyleaves or as plants? Should I plant it inside and transplant, or direct seed?