Over 40,000lbs have been seized in numerous states, along with cash being mailed to oregon.
They’re cracking down, but the free market killed the black market organically. Of the nearly 2 dozen “medical” growers I know, one continues, but plans to quit after one more outdoor run. Oregon did with capitalism what law enforcement could have never achomplished.
Good morning ladies, please enjoy the complimentary water and fertilizer. I hope you enjoy your stay!
If I could upload more than 10mb, I could post the full 3 min video of about 13 hours worth of work.
This is Dennis’ actual speed.
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This is in fact a field of blueberries. It will look great by July. Takes me about a month to really go through and mow and clean out weeds. This field is “beyond organic”, absolutely 0 inputs. I just let the grass and legumes go to town, mow then down to mulch, and water all of their nutrients into the blueberries. No pesticides of any sort. A local hippie commune picks them to sell at farmer’s markets. They like that they are completely biodynamic at this point. We get about 2000lbs per acre, with about 2.5 acres worth. Some of the biggest berries you ever did see. Many reach the diameter of a quarter!
Had a bit of time today, so I figured I’d sample soil after ammendments.
Potassium is a titer rather than a color code and came in a high to very high.
Should be all set to rock this season!
That looks like some healthy soil! I swear I can smell it through my screen!
Old flood plain, cover in silt from pond dredging. It is much better than most of my neighbors soil. It’s a mix of Waldo and Dupee, most everything around me is Jory. I love my micro valley.
I can certainly see why! It’s beautiful!
I went investigating this morning. Checking the drip pattern in the hills, tough to tell when the surface or gets about an 8" circle and the rest looks dry. Just an inch or so down and it is nice and damp, but not sodden soil. Since planting, these 2 hills have had about 12 hours of drip over 3 days. 8" centers on the drop emitters, 0.4GPM, roughly 400ft long each. This equates to roughly 5760 gallons per row (75,000 gallons per acre). This should slow as the plants become established, right now that field is drier than a popcorn’s fart. My blueberries take a max of 100,000 gallons per acre per week (2.5 acres). I was also looking for healthy new root growth which I have found it! 3 days since transplanting.
Time to start hoeing by hand. Some people pay to go to the gym in morning. I just go and hoe for 1.5hrs per day. I’m down 15lbs since day 1 of planting! Maybe I can work off of the Goat Yoga model and charge people for Cannabis CrossFit? 
But seriously, hoeing early, when the weeds just start to pop is the most efficient time to weed. 3000sqft of hoeing in 1.5 hours isn’t too bad of a chore, when it is a cool morning. 
8 sets of 800 reps and only 2 hours later and 2 full rows are done. 1 kilometer of hoeing 6 inches at a time is about my daily limit. I think I may be sore tonight. Oh well, I’ll do it again tomorrow and build those hoe muscles up.
Time tend the blueberry field.
So cool to watch you manifest your dreams! Good luck little plants, may you grow to be green giants!
Dan - Have you thought about a Troybilt rototiller with the “V” mounding attachment? I grew row crops from strawberries to green peppers in Michigan and was able to keep up with over five acres with just evenings and weekends. Both a time saver and definitely a back saver.
I’ve been looking for a used one, no luck. I’m not sure how universal the hilling attachment is for various tillers. Any ideas?
The exercise is good for me, right? It’ll be done before I know it and once the plants take off, most of the weeds will be choked out by the canopy. By July, I won’t be able to do anything in the row at all. I still want a tiller/hiller combo, for a lot of reasons.
I did find this: https://corvallis.craigslist.org/grd/d/husqvarna-tiller-900drt/6599963324.html
And I think this fits: Husqvarna 954 04 00-01 10-Inch Furrower
Waiting to hear back.
