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2 START A FARM PART 5 – 2.25 - CABBAGE, BEETS, PUMPKIN ETC. IN YEAR 2

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  ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO- ECONOMY 2 START A FARM PART 5 – 2.25 - CABBAGE, BEETS, PUMPKIN ETC. IN YEAR 2   PLANT THIS IN THE 2 ND YEAR   Put a thick layer of compost, if possible 5 cm thick, on your beds first of all, so that the vegetables can thrive.   Since the earth has always been kept moist, you no longer need to loosen it up. With constant good irrigation, compost, and mulch, you should never enter or drive on the bed again.   Now continue with the 4 fields CROP ROTATION in the second year and change the planting every year in the following rhythm in the next lessons.   Divide your land into different parcels and grow this here. Then you see how the market in your municipality reacts and what you can sell, then change the acreage in 3 years. Offer your customers a mixed selection ..   After planting, give again a 5 cm thick layer of mulch to suppress the weeds and if something grows through then tear it out and leave it. This will protect the earth from drying out due to
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2 START A FARM PART 6 – 2.26 - LEGUMINOSES IN YEAR 3

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  ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO- ECONOMY 2 START A FARM PART 6 – 2.26 - LEGUMINOSES IN YEAR 3   PLANT THAT IN THE 3 rd YEAR   Put a thick layer of compost, if possible 5 cm thick, on your beds or, first of all, for the legumes to thrive.   Since the earth has always been kept moist, you no longer need to loosen it up. With constant good irrigation, compost and mulch, you should never enter or drive on the bed again.   Now in the third year, continue with the 4 fields economy and change the planting again in the following rhythm in the next lessons.   Divide your land into different parcels and grow this here. Then you see how the market in your municipality reacts and what you can sell, then change the acreage again in 3 years. Offer your customers a mixed selection ..   After planting, give again a 5 cm thick layer of mulch to suppress the weeds and if something grows through then tear it out and leave it. This will protect the earth from drying out due to direct sunlight.   Grow ma
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2 START A FARM PART 7 – 2.27 - PERRINEL PLANTS

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  ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO- ECONOMY 2 START A FARM PART 7 – 2.27 - PERRINEL PLANTS A part of the farm should definitely be reserved for the annual plants. Growing it saves a lot of work as the area only needs to be properly watered and of course the additions of fertilizer and compost.   IT OF COURSE DEPENDS ON THE DESIRED MARKET To what extent one is active here, but for example asparagus is now also selling well in African countries.   You always have to weigh up which workers are available when and to what extent they are fully utilized. In any case, the aim is always to permanently employ the employees, which leads to a bond with the company, so this sensitive area should be taken very seriously.     PERENNIAL PLANTS FRUIT NAME _DISTANCE _YIELD ____PER ...   Asparagus ___5-30 cm _10 stems ___per plant Rhabarber ___90 cm ___2 kg stems _Per plant Artichoken ___90 cm ___10 flowers__per plant Topinamur ___30 cm ___7 tubers ___3 m rows Black salsify __15 cm ___3.5 kg ____3 m rows
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2 STARTING A FARM PART 8 – 2.28 - FRUIT TREES

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  ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO- ECONOMY 2 STARTING A FARM PART 8 – 2.28 - FRUIT TREES SOIL EXAMINATION So, once you are familiar with growing vegetables and perennials, and have made some money, you should venture into planting fruit trees. This is a major investment and requires a good knowledge of the area and the soil. You should first do a soil survey to see what your soil really looks like at a depth of 2 meters. In hilly or mountainous terrain there are layers of gravel, which are important for the flow of water subsurface, but which have no minerals or other layers of soil. If this is the case at 2m, for example, then it is good to dig a well to catch the water, but in a few years your trees will perish as they will not find nutrients in this area if their roots grow deeper.   PLANT & DISTANCE The layout and the distance to the trees are also very important in an orchard, as they will grow in different sizes. Find out how big they will be in 20 or 40 years. Nut trees and f
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2 STARTING A FARM PART 9 – 2.29 - BERRIES SHRUBS

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  ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO- ECONOMY 2 STARTING A FARM PART 9 – 2.29 - BERRIES SHRUBS   Berries Shrubs are good to catch crops as they can be planted at various distances between the fruit trees. Depending on the situation, they only take up 1 m of space, even after a few years. They provide shade and you use the time until the fruit trees produce a respectable yield, which usually takes 5 to 7 years.   YIELD AFTER 2 YEARS They are easy to plant and easy to handle and usually very resistant in different climates. It is best to plant them in the line of the fruit trees so that lyzerne can be planted underneath and the ground is covered. Also plant them along the fence of your farm as a natural wall and stop people looking to your farm. BERRIES _____DISTANCE ___YIELD __OF Raspberries _ _40-60 cm ____5 kg ___3 m row Brombeeen __  2.5-3.5 m _____5-9 kg _per plant Laganberries _  3-3.5 m ______6 kg ___per plant Currants ____ _1.50-1.80 m ___5 kg __per bush Gooseberries  _1.50 m ______3-
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