I like watching your videos. I use raised beds and the plastic mulch would be great for the spring but I'm wondering if it will be too much heat throughout the summer. I'm in South Florida and my crop goes from April to December, long season crop. The weeds drive me crazy at times. The strawberry farmers use a higher bed and they're not growing during the summer. Thanks for all the ideas. They are going to be very useful even if trail and error for my situation.
Yes I was just wondering what size of drip tape and spacing on holes do you use on those long runs? It looks great Good to see your family out helping....
I use netafim 5/8 8 mil .28 gpm 12 inch spacing. I use this primarily because it comes on a 9000 ft roll as opposed to all others being 7500 ft. and is about $.01 cheaper per foot than most all others.
I just read an article about organic ways to get rid of cucumber beetles. Long story short... they hate radish and buckwheat, I will try that this year between my pumkin rows.
It may sound stupid but what is this good for. Is it going to grow seeds faster because here i never see farmer lay plastic. Can you clear my bell. Thank you and by the way nice job you did.
Can you please take a video of your mulch laying machine. I WANT TO CUSTOM BUILD ONE IN MY COUNTRY. It is not available in my country. It will be great help.
It is a Rainflo 2550 it can be ordered straight from them in Pennsylvania, or they have several dealers around the country. You can look at their website, rainfloirrigation.com
Could you give us your opinion on the long-term impact of microplastic and nanoplastic pollution on agricultural yields? These particles can penetrate plants at the roots and then migrate with the sap towards the edible parts. These particles are already omnipresent since they reach the sun with rain, irrigation and the spreading of sludge from wastewater treatment plants. Their quantity increases from year to year because there is always more plastic waste produced in the world. Plastics also modify the structure and water and nutritional properties of soils. Isn't this pollution irreversible and, as it worsens, does it not risk one day endangering global food security? Explanations are here in 4 videos (use auto-translated subtitles): ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-o7zD9sA4ZEs.html
I do this by myself holding the drip tape with a land staple and the plastic mulch with a wooden box with a 5 gallon bucket of Hydraulic fluid. It's a lot of up and down on the tractor.
Wow, the more I learn the more I realize how little I know... Do you think that cover crop trick of cereal rye would work on Tomatoes? Thanks for sharing.. Appreciate it..
MrFakit. It's called auto ro-trak. If we are laying plastic in a curved field or on a hillside it keeps the layer tracking properly behind the tractor. It uses sensors and a hydraulic cylinder to adjust the alignment. The layer sticks out so far behind the tractor that a small correction of the steering wheel makes it "swing" behind the tractor and messed up the row and makes it not cover the plastic on the outside of the row without this feature.
I used to get it from Winston Weaver before it burned down. Now the only source on the east coast is Rainbow out of Georgia. Lots of fertilizer houses carry it
Great video! There's a lot of information here. I see your using rye for your cover crop. Which I know is a annual. Could you recommend a cover crop that is a perennial? I am planting some rows of lavender And would like to put down a cover crop that I can mow to keep it looking nice and neat. Plus habitat for insects/weed barrier. Thank you, again great video.
