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A long-term goal of mine is to lease land for an extended period to
learn the land, to steward it and to increase its capabilities. Currently, I
have one more year at this site. As this season plays out, my
observations have turned from theory to confirmation. Thankfully, I
have two fields if one crop does not work as well in one place later, I can try it somewhere else.
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| Carrots from the lower field |
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| Carrots from the upper field |
It's not just the camera perspective. The upper field carrots are lush and create a canopy to smother weeds. While the lower field carrots took so long to grow, I seeded carrots wherever I could in the upper field to make sure that we had carrots. They've done so well; now I really have carrots.
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| Chard in the lower field |
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| Upper field chard |
Ah, well, the chard presents a few problems: like, maybe the biodegradable black mulch was too much, this hot summer? I have less chard in the upper field and just as it got big and sturdy, I found goldfinches landing on it and taking bites while there!
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| Collards in the lower field |
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| Collards in the upper field |
If you could not see a difference between fields with the carrots and chard, it may be easier here. I have a hunch that the soil is compacted in the lower field; thereby, making it harder for the roots to penetrate and the plant to flourish. My mulching did not help either. Now, we are turning to cooler weather and these crops prefer it. We'll see.
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