Check out The Paper Pot here: http://paperpot.co/
▶️Sign Up For My Newsletter: http://theurbanfarmer.co/
▶️Read my blog: https://medium.com/@urbanfarmercstone
▶️Follow me on Twitter: @FarmerCStone
▶️Watch us on Instagram: @greencityacres
Buy my book here: http://bit.ly/AllinOnebook
Use this discount code for $15 off: newsub
Subscribe: http://bit.ly/curtisstonesub
Watch more from Curtis Stone: http://bit.ly/2cmcFLe
UPCOMING ON-FARM WORKSHOPS:
June 18-22, 2018 – Hemmingford, QC: http://bit.ly/JMCurtis2018
July 14, 2018 – Sweden: http://bit.ly/1daySweden
Oct 15-19, 2018 – Selmer, TN – http://bit.ly/SelmerOct15
Curtis’ website: http://theurbanfarmer.co
Support through Patreon: http://bit.ly/2h050EF
DONATE TO THE SHOW!!
$5 – http://bit.ly/2hJxHUT
$10 – http://bit.ly/2hOFgth
$20 – http://bit.ly/2gPJrmM
Donate any amount – http://bit.ly/2h0KfKw
Follow Curtis Stone:
facebook.com/GreenCityAcres
twitter.com/GreenCityAcres
Watch More Curtis Stone:
How To: http://bit.ly/2s5KDv2
Vlogs: http://bit.ly/2trBmeC
Insights From Pros: http://bit.ly/2sfJRuc
Equipment & Set-ups: http://bit.ly/2sE3s9S
Q&A: http://bit.ly/2trCE9s
Crop Videos: http://bit.ly/2rvMcUw
About Urban Farmer Curtis Stone:
Curtis Stone runs a commercial urban farm called Green City Acres out of Kelowna, BC, Canada. His mission is to show others how they can grow a lot of food on small plots of land and make a living from it. Using DIY and simple infrastructure, one can earn a significant living from their own backyard or someone else’s.
___
FARM EQUIPMENT I USE:
Everything in one place: http://theurbanfarmer.co/curtis-gear-list/
Paper Pot Transplanter: http://paperpot.co/
Caterpillar tunnel: http://bit.ly/2gItRNf
Quick Cut Greens Harvester: http://bit.ly/1W3nLGb
Knife and Tool Sharpener: http://bit.ly/29DHlos
Jang Seeder: http://goo.gl/XGvJtl
Row Bags: http://goo.gl/eI1CLp
Insect Netting: http://goo.gl/rjyimK
The Coolbot | $20 off!: http://bit.ly/2l6DhEx
___
Music by: David Cutter Music – www.davidcuttermusic.co.uk
Thanks for your vids. Its great to see someone who earns a living from training people spending time to put out free educational material. Can I ask how come you don't use a wheel hoe? Very labor saving and great for doing paths etc.
how many rows can you get in a 30" bed with the paper pot?
Could you not burn stripes into the fabric cloth and plant the paper pots into the fabric cloth? If not, I wonder if you could install stripe-burned weed cloth after transplanting the paper pots? It would probably require a hot knife or some other tool to sear the planting slices.
I'm thinking that making the weed cloth ultimately resemble your drip irrigation manifold assemblages – i.e. connected at each end, with several lines running the length of the rows – might allow the best of both methods.
If space at the end of the rows becomes an issue, simply roll the fabric "manifold" and pin it to the earth. At the end of the crop life cycle, either carefully roll up or fold the fabric to make the next installation go smoothly, even for one person. Perhaps if you tie the fabric bundle so that it will not come undone during storage will make installation and storage easier.
You might be able to burn different numbers of planting stripes for your weed cloth to accommodate different types of crops while retaining the ability to plant them with the paper pots.
Of course, this all assumes that it is possible to use the paper pot transplanter in conjunction with the weed cloth.
Since the spacing of the paperpot is regular, i still don't understand why you can't unroll a fabric after you planted everything. The only thing you have to do is just to make sure the first paper plant is at the right place, but you can do it by hand, then roll from here
You don't go 50/50 on red and green Salanova? Looks like you mostly have green.
My neighbor's kids come over and pull weeds for $0.35/lb. To increase their weight, they pull up everything by the roots. Sometimes I suspect the little entrepreneurs are planting weed seeds while they harvest.
Wouldn't "weed come upance" be low because you have previously used Sun-Belt for several years on these areas???
I think that time could even be reduced even more by using walkway fabrics, as it looks like you spent half your weeding time there. My planting context has a lot of airborne weed pressure from pasture grasses and I would be concerned that not using fabric would be a disaster. I think your context and several cycles of stale seeding helps reduce that pressure some, but looking closer I think you transplant your salanova more mature that I do, which would give it an edge over the weeds. I might do a side by side comparison with my next succession to test if the paper pot transplanter would be viable for me!
Look at the backbone stretching you get from weeding, no yoga classes needed
Couldn't you still put fabric in your walk ways to ct down some of the weeding?
Your fields look so lush, are you getting a lot of rain?
It may not work for some other crops needs longer growth and much bushy. For short cycle crops may be not bad of weeds pressure
Walkways are HUGE! Proper flame weeding, tarping and thinking of which crops come before/after take care of the weeds. Plus, on these lots you have reduced your seed bank pretty significantly. Catch anything before it goes to seed, you'll stay fine. Paper pot all the way, especially if you've been on land for a few seasons and have taken steps to reduce seed bank. Cheers!
Hi Curtis
There's electric hoes out there
Might be worth some consideration if you're going to drop landscape fabric
Personally, I far prefer the fabric over "conventional" method when dealing with massive weed pressure.
I use the soft type landscape fabric (not the heavy duty type Curtis uses): weeding is far less then when doing 'conventional' rows. I even have to weed plants placed in the fabric.
I love the fabric as slugs eat the weeds that try to grow under the fabric. I have awesome yields on R. R. Kale (10+ cuts) and Spinach (6 cuts) 10+ pounds on 36" x 15' (No crop rotation).
I do not have a 'flame weeder'.
Thanks for your uploads Curtis !!!
Steve, If you don't like it go away we don't wanna see 50 negative comments after every video. Thank You
I think it's awesome this new system is working for you. I have always been a little sketched out about having black plastic (which is slowly deteriorating) constantly covering my beds – I'm a little worried about contamination of plants. Might have to give this a go!
The info you share makes your channel my # 1 choice for gardening info. Your editing in shows like this one, really showcases your videography skills and makes your channel a joy to watch.. Keep rocking.
-OutdoorMediaCo
why not lay garden cloth in just the walkways?
There is WAY to much controversy with you switching to the paper pot transplanter. Yeah I questioned if it would save time, more because it's interesting though. There are a lot of people getting butt hurt about this. clearly it works for you, that's awesome Curtis! Thanks for the great video on URBAN FARMING, not "gardening tips". You're running a very successful and non selfish business, you don't just spend your free time out there for fun.. Thanks for the inspiration, can't wait to finally get your book. keep crushing it.
You may be saving time, but what price back ache?
hi Curtis sir, what's ur main source of fertilizer for ur farming?
Thanks for the video. I was hoping for more of a cost breakdown. If you add on the tray costs per bed, do the numbers still pencil? What about the $2000-$3000 cost to get set up with the planter and bottom trays you need.
Hey Curtis, hey Urban Farmers,
I really love your channel and the way you approach things here. I am a pretty new viewer but I think I watched already half of your videos 🙂 Thank you for all the inspiration and motivation!
So here is my story:
I am now 28 years old and will get my Masters degree in Engineering in 6 month. I worked 6 years for a big aircraft manufacturer in Europe, had a scholarship and I was pretty sure that my future was all about aircraft. Things have changed big time since then and I really digged into the Maker-Szene. Main motivation was 3D Printing and the DIY culture. This really made me think if I want to work in a normal job like everyone else or try something different. I would describe myself as someone who wants to learn and try everything. I am not a specialist in anything but I have pretty much knowledge in many fields.
About a year ago my aunt approached me and told me that she will shut down their flower farm (right word?). This farm is in the 5th generation in my family at the moment but the market for flowers in Germany is absolutely dead. My aunt and my uncle had big problems in the last 10 years to stay competitive and since no one wants to follow they don't really have a choice. It makes me really sad cause I grew up on that farm and it was always a part of my life. My grandfather was in tears when he heard that they will close and no one will follow. He even approached me and asked if I may continue the farm. But I rejected his offer cause I knew how hard the business was and I already had other plans.
After I saw your videos for the first time I was really curious if your channel was a real thing or just some dude who is living on his own planet. But after watching many more videos I got really inspired and started researching the whole topic. I ordered books (of course yours is one of them 🙂 ) and read through the internet how the situation for farming in Germany is like. I realized that my situation may have a big potential for a small efficient farm.
In the old flower farm we have 7.5 acres of land. 3,7 acres are glass greenhouses. They are in different sizes and mostly in very good shape cause my family maintained them pretty well. The farm has a 200m2 hall for post processing with a connected 50m2 cooling room. It also has a 200m2 cooled hall where tulips were grown. In the garage is a 5t van for transportation. The farm is located 10min away from a 2 million people city. Not really urban but the transport ways are very short.
The market in Germany for veggies and fruits is much different than the market in the US or Canada. Our prices are much lower and food in general is pretty cheap in consideration what people earn. So in general German people spend far less of their money for food. This may not be the best foundation for a new business but we also have many people that start to think differently about food. Regional production and transparency are big topics at the moment and are chances for high quality products with bigger profit margins.
Sorry that this text is so long but I would love to get some feedback from you or the other viewers. My main question is if it makes sense to follow this topic in my special situation and is there a long term market for small farms? How would you approach my situation? What would be the first steps?
Thank you for your time! (Sorry for my english. It may be a bit rusty here and there.)
Curtis can sell/market what ever he wants it's his channel. He gives away FREE huge amounts of valuable information.
Holy cow, just found this! This guy seriously ROCKS! My new favorite YouTuber.
Great shirt! hahahaha
How are you getting your salanova to do so well in the summer heat? I am struggling to get mine to grow. Do you start your salanova seeds indoors? Also do you leave them outside in the summer heat before your transplant them or do you grow them indoor before putting them out?
Curtis, could it be that because you have used the fabric in that location for an extended period that the weed pressure isn't what it would be else where? I'm just beginning and I simply can't wait to employ some of yours and JM's techniques, with fabric. Appreciate you guys!