[AT] Now NC twisters: -now hail vegetable discussion

[Grant Brians]

Charlie, your question about using a Sickle bar mower to cut baby vegetable
greens for re-growth is a good one. I have a sickle bar mower and have used
them in the past extensively. I have always liked them for cutting many
items and find their technology to be fascinating. Interestingly, because I
have not had the time to try using the sickle-bar mower that I have in the
three years I have had this particular one, I am not sure if it would do a
better or worse job on cutting baby greens for regrowth or not! It seems to
me that the down side would be no control of where the cut leaves fall -
i.e. some would land on the crop.) On the other hand, it seems to me that
with a sharp sickle bar, for some greens it could possibly work out fine. I
just am not sure yet and until I could test the sickle bar out, I am
hesitant to speculate....
         Grant Brians
         Hollister,California farmer of Vegetables, Nuts and Fruit.

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Subject: Re: [AT] Now NC twisters: -now hail vegetable discussion


Charlie,
     Please do not take offense, but I think you meant to write _sickle_
bar cutter.  If it were sharp and in really good shape, it would likely
leave less trauma to the plant.  Now, mine is never very sharp, nor is
it in top shape after mowing road shoulders on gravel roads.  A disc
mower came to my mind for this experiment but I have no experience with
them.  They are out of my budget range.  Too new.

Ron Cook
Salix, IA

On 4/20/2011 9:04 AM, charlie hill wrote:
> Thanks Grant.  That makes a lot of sense and answers my question.  One
other
> question.  You didn't mention cycle bar cutters.  Seems like they would
make
> a cleaner cut than any sort of rotary.
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