Posted by Janet Tweedy on May 8, 2005, 5:46 pm
Normally I put brassicas in ground firmed by other crops but having at
last finished all the raised beds this year how best do \ firm the
ground to avoid blown Brussel sprouts etc? If the idea is to never walk
on the soil what do other more experienced growers do to firm up the
soil?
janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
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Posted by Alan Gould on May 9, 2005, 2:07 am
>Normally I put brassicas in ground firmed by other crops but having at
>last finished all the raised beds this year how best do \ firm the
>ground to avoid blown Brussel sprouts etc? If the idea is to never walk
>on the soil what do other more experienced growers do to firm up the
>soil?
There's a difference between compacting soil by repeated walking on it,
and necessary firming for plants like brassicas - and onions. In order
to keep the firmed area as localised as practicable, I put a board or
plank onto the row to be planted, then walk along it, usually a bit
wobbly with my arms stretched out, but it does the job very well.
Joan calls it 'walking the plank', along with other comments! :-)
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Alan & Joan Gould - North Lincs.
Posted by Janet Tweedy on May 10, 2005, 7:53 pm
>There's a difference between compacting soil by repeated walking on it,
>and necessary firming for plants like brassicas - and onions. In order
>to keep the firmed area as localised as practicable, I put a board or
>plank onto the row to be planted, then walk along it, usually a bit
>wobbly with my arms stretched out, but it does the job very well.
>Joan calls it 'walking the plank', along with other comments! :-)
Sounds a good a method as any :)
Thanks Alan.
Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk
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>last finished all the raised beds this year how best do \ firm the
>ground to avoid blown Brussel sprouts etc? If the idea is to never walk
>on the soil what do other more experienced growers do to firm up the
>soil?