Berry Research Harvest Records
Farmer Adam : September 4, 2011 1:46 am : Expenses, Farm Updates, Raspberry Research, ResearchThis is the harvest record document used to track the harvest record for all berries.
Berry Updates – Well Established Berries Slideshow
Farmer Adam : August 16, 2010 3:26 pm : Farm Pictures, Farm Updates, Raspberry Research, ResearchHere is a slideshow of some recent photos showing how well established the new berry planting is. For the best view, click the full screen button in the slideshow footer.
Berry Update ~ Fences, Trellises & Berries!
Farmer Adam : July 11, 2010 12:26 am : Farm Pictures, Farm Updates, Raspberry Research, ResearchFences & Trellises
Work continues in the new berry planting area. The fence is now nearly complete – all the posts are in, with both heights of high tinsel wire stretched and the final lengths of barb going on today. The contractor I hired to do the work has been steadily chipping away at what seemed like a huge project when it began and the fence is just a week or two away from being done.
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Berry Update: ground cover & drip irrigation
Farmer Adam : May 23, 2010 4:57 pm : Farm Updates, Raspberry Research, ResearchInstalling the woven ground cover
The task of laying the ground cover out, to cover each side of the eight trellised berry rows has begun. I dug the side furrows with the tractor, this furrow takes the outer edge of the ground cover fabric, while the inner edge is pinned down with a 6″ ground staple along the berry row. This process is very labor intensive with lots of rocks to clear, digging and pinning. I’ll try to take some more detailed shots of this part of the project soon, but for now here is a far-off shot of the berries with the (black) ground fabric visible.
Field Preparation started for Berries
Farmer Adam : April 16, 2010 3:44 am : Farm Pictures, Farm Updates, Raspberry Research, ResearchQuite a bit of work to prepare the new field for berry plantings. Some larger invasive elms had to be removed witha backhoe, and a neighbor helped with an initial discing and de-rocking with his bigger equipment.
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