Courtesy of Adithya Ramachandran, Kaleidoscope Vegetable Gardens, Dundurn SK Most farmers underperform at early spring markets. SPIN-Farming is based on generating strong cash flow early by targeting $1,000 weekly sales – in late April or early May – regardless of your growing zone. To do that you need to ignore...
Courtesy of Adithya Ramachandran, Kaleidoscope Vegetable Gardens, Dundurn SK, Canada High tunnels require farmers to become their own weather forecasters. In the Saskatoon area, tonight’s forecast low is -13 C (8.6 F). That’s a little too cold for most cool-season crops, so we spent part of last week laying down...
Courtesy of Adithya Ramachandran, Kaleidoscope Vegetable Gardens, Dundurn SK, Canada It looks like spring is arriving early this year in Saskatoon. My first plantings in high tunnels typically go in during the 4th week of March, but I may be able to plant a little earlier this year. Therefore now...
Courtesy of Brenda S., Thompson Street Farm, Glastonbury CT I’ve only been growing commercially for a few years (but have been hobby gardening for 16 yrs) and live in central CT. I still have so much to learn. Last year we built a 14 x 24 green house. We built...
Courtesy of James K., Virtually Green, San Francisco, CA A peaked high tunnel design helps reduce problems with snow loading, as well as with condensation drip from the interior apex curve of half-hemisphere shaped high tunnels. A good size go start with is 30′ x 40′. For those of you...
Courtesy of Richard E. MT When it comes time to sprout seeds, it is warm enough that I don’t need my electric blanket so I use it for seeds. I fold it to fit the space needed and cover with plastic or tarp. I do it in my basement and...
Courtesy of SPIN farmer Mike B, Iowa: I don’t think you can go wrong with a good heat mat. You are paying for the ability to be able to control the temp. to within a few degrees, as well as for the amount of space you want to heat for seedlings....
