Re: [CH] spacing for plants
Jim Campbell (jim@wildpepper.com)
Thu, 04 Feb 1999 14:26:18 +0000
It used to be by hand! One guys walks with a butane torch touching
little holes into the plastic, two guys behind him with spoons, and two
behind them with plants, and a supervisor (my landlord). Use to get
about 5,000 per 12 hour day planted. I have sinced purchased a
mechanical tow-behind. Pretty slick- it knocks a hole in the plastic,
puts in 8 oz of root starter, and makes the hole. Two people sit on it
like a tobacco planter and shove plants down into the hole & cover back
with soil. In rough ground your fingers bleed after about the first 2
hours. You have about 4 seconds between plucking plants from the tray
in which to get the plant in the ground & covered. I can now plant
1,000 per hour. It will take about a day & a half to get this years'
crop in the ground.