Comments on: The new farm http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/ A tiny farm on Bainbridge Island. Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:29:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: garth http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-2871 garth Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:25:41 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/#comment-2871 We're definitely going to market this year as soon as we start producing. We got a late start so we haven't got early crops in production quantities. As for double digging, well, sometimes you need to cheat. I'm busting the sod with a BCS tiller (less destructive than other tillers) and then opening up the soil with a broadfork. We're going to finish killing/composting the grass with black plastic mulch in the hopes of not requiring such drastic measures next year. In the future, as we continue to scale up, I'd love to have a rotary spader which aerates soil and incorporates amendments without thrashing the soil structure as much as a tiller does. However, they're spendy, spendy critters and right now we've got more labor than capital. We’re definitely going to market this year as soon as we start producing. We got a late start so we haven’t got early crops in production quantities.

As for double digging, well, sometimes you need to cheat. I’m busting the sod with a BCS tiller (less destructive than other tillers) and then opening up the soil with a broadfork. We’re going to finish killing/composting the grass with black plastic mulch in the hopes of not requiring such drastic measures next year.

In the future, as we continue to scale up, I’d love to have a rotary spader which aerates soil and incorporates amendments without thrashing the soil structure as much as a tiller does. However, they’re spendy, spendy critters and right now we’ve got more labor than capital.

]]> By: Sinfonian http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-2840 Sinfonian Wed, 15 Apr 2009 05:57:19 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/#comment-2840 Hehe I thought the same thing. My other thought is you guys are INSANE! Just double digging that farm would take three men and a boy two years! For what to plant on your 20,000 SF garden (mine's 140 SF by the way)... try whatever you think will sell at the farmer's market since it's either that or feed an army... /boggles the mind! Hehe I thought the same thing. My other thought is you guys are INSANE! Just double digging that farm would take three men and a boy two years!

For what to plant on your 20,000 SF garden (mine’s 140 SF by the way)… try whatever you think will sell at the farmer’s market since it’s either that or feed an army…
/boggles the mind!

]]> By: garth http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-2828 garth Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:21:53 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/#comment-2828 You have no idea how much lauren hates that joke. I keep telling her that it's a family tradition but she's having none of it. You have no idea how much lauren hates that joke. I keep telling her that it’s a family tradition but she’s having none of it.

]]> By: Mary Ann http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-2826 Mary Ann Tue, 14 Apr 2009 18:36:58 +0000 http://www.dropstonefarms.com/2009/04/the-new-farm/#comment-2826 A man outstanding in his field! A man outstanding in his field!

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