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Maintaining Companion Planting Techniques
While Mechanizing in Diverse, Small-Farm Vegetable Operations
Rob FauxGenuine Faux Farm
Tripoli, Iowa
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Old Spacing – No Tractor (2011)
Double Row Onion
Single RowBroccoli
Double Row Onion
Double Row Kohlrabi
Single Row Cauliflower
Flowers and Spices
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New Spacing – Tractor (2011)
40 “ BedWheel Track
Wheel Track
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Planting in Tractor ‘Spaced’ Beds
Triple Row – Onion & Kohlrabi
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Modified Spacing – No Tractor (2012)
Each Double Bed Approx 56”
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Intercropping• Brassica, Allium, Sage• Potatoes, Beans, Marigolds• Tomatoes, Basil, Parsley, Cilantro• Winter Squash, Zinnia, Nasturtium, Borage• Summer Squash, Garlic, Root Crops• Peas, Cucumbers, Carrots, Pole Beans• Peppers, Eggplant, Beans, Okra• Melons, Zinnia, Marigold, Borage
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Brassica/Allium 2012
Tractor Spacing
No Tractor Spacing – 2nd method
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Potato/Bean 2012
Potatoes
BeansPotatoesBeans
Tractor Spacing No Tractor – 1st Method
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May - No Tractor – 2nd Method
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June – Brassica/Allium
Tractor Spacing No Tractor Spacing (2)
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June – Potato/Bean – Tractor
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June – Potato/Bean – No Tractor (1)
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June – Potato/Bean – Weed Problem is In Row
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July – Brassica/Allium – No Tractor (2)
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July – Brassica/Allium - Tractor
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Tractor Spacing – After Harvest
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July – Potato/Bean - Tractor
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July – Potato/Bean – No Tractor
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A Little Diversion From the Planned Season
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August – Brassica/Onion
• Just a little rain• A little distraction• Weeds reestablish• Wind roll of larger
brassica onto allium in both spacing
• More issue with wind roll in tractor spacing
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October – Brassica/Onion
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Cultivation – Wheel Hoe & Hand Tools
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Cultivation - Tractor
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Cultivation - Tractor
• S Tine Cultivator• Removable gangs• Can be used to ‘rake’ big weeds
if set high• Catches “trash” proficiently• Ideally cultivate before weeds
much bigger than 6 inches.
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New Option – Paper Mulch
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Flat Bed Mulch Layer
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Irrigation
• Fewer row feet of drip tape in tractor spacing
• Different root zones provides opportunity to share drip line
• Laying drip line effort similar for both spacing options
• Drip line sharing worked better for beans/potatoes than brassica/allium
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Potato Harvest
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Potato Harvest – Non Tractor Spacing
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Bean Harvest ComparisonsBean harvest results depended on variety of green bean.
PoundsPounds/ Seed Foot
Pounds/ Row Foot
Provider Tractor 193 0.97 0.97
Provider No Tractor 235.65 0.59 1.18
Jade Tractor 169.85 0.85 0.85
Jade No Tractor 353.5 0.88 1.77
• Double row in non-tractor spacing not worth seed spent on Provider
• Double row in non-tractor well worth it for Jade
• Proximity to potatoes not an issue for either bean
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Potato Harvest Comparison
Bullwinkle the Potato
Rio Grande No Tractor 213.4Rio Grande Tractor 151.2Purple Majesty No Tractor 173Purple Majesty Tractor 182.6
• One variety seems unaffected• Second may be impacted, but not
statistically significant• Harvest on our farm waits until beans are
done, so no difference• Potato digger stayed on track better in
non-tractor spacing• Able to hill potatoes in non-tractor• Potato size similar in both spacings
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Maintaining Companion Planting Techniques
While Mechanizing in Diverse, Small-Farm Vegetable Operations
Genuine Faux FarmTripoli, Iowa