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State of the Art Farming
Posted: June 10th, 2006, 3:27 pm
by Sober Duck
Posted: June 11th, 2006, 10:59 am
by Arcadia
wow... what is the final product?
Posted: June 11th, 2006, 1:31 pm
by Sober Duck
Hmmm, the final product. Well I'm not sure, I believe some type of mellon, honey-does I think, more like a cantalope than a water mellon. I am planning to run updated photos as the field grows. Thought that might be interesting. It will seem like over night as the soil disappears, covered by mellon vines.
Been a few years since mellons were grown in this field. When the mellons ripen on the vine they become no good for the market, won't last so the farmer picks them and lets them lay in the field for the picking. They still last for a few days at that point. Every night I would go over to the field and pick up a two discards, would never pick one off the vine, that's stealing and worth a butt load of buckshot. I would then put the two warm ones in the fridge and take the cold ones out. Man can't wait for mellon season.
What do you season your mellon with?
Posted: June 11th, 2006, 7:33 pm
by Arcadia
melones! cantalopes?? I'll be waiting for the photos!
"What do you season your mellon with?" con que condimento los melones? I don't use to eat mellons, they are too sweet. I prefer sandias.
Posted: July 3rd, 2006, 5:40 pm
by Sober Duck
Twenty-three days later and seed has spawn. So have the weeds.
Posted: July 5th, 2006, 8:54 pm
by Arcadia
but no weeds under the plastic!. Interesting. Is it organic farming?
Posted: July 6th, 2006, 3:39 pm
by Sober Duck
Arcadia, it is not organic farming although advanced in ways it is still just basic farming. Soil, water, fertilizer and bug spray, and several bars of Ivory Soap placed around the fields edge to keep the deer away. They don't like people smells but they do fancy the young mellon plants.
Posted: July 6th, 2006, 7:21 pm
by Arcadia
fertilizer and bugs spry... I see. Deers?
Posted: July 8th, 2006, 5:25 pm
by Sober Duck
Yes, deer.
Not a great photo. They are quite camera shy.
Posted: July 9th, 2006, 7:43 pm
by Arcadia
oh. It 's just how an abduction photo should look like!
Posted: July 26th, 2006, 6:45 pm
by Arcadia
any news??
Posted: July 27th, 2006, 6:54 am
by Sober Duck
I'm sorry, been a bit distracted lately. I'll go out today and shoot an update. There are many melons.
Posted: July 28th, 2006, 1:23 pm
by Arcadia
ok
Posted: July 29th, 2006, 1:43 pm
by Sober Duck
Posted: July 31st, 2006, 1:29 pm
by Arcadia
beautiful melon fields! and the plastic is still there...!
