crops

[landrosey]

hi all do famers talk to other local famers to make sure they dont all plant the same thing?
weird question i know but i had a thought (dont have many ) so folowing it up ;D

[Tarmac-Terrorist]

no they dont mate, and they all pretty much grow the same all the verious crops go to the same place anyways, lol

[Jem]

I think it just depends on what month it is as to what they all grow.

[shagger]

cropsr put in dependin on the yeald from last year .and one crop cant b drilled in the same field as last year.and alot is grown to demarnd. Its all tecnical .i have driv a tractor for alot of years and it does my head in workig it out lol

[landrosey]

thanks guys have you any idea y my strawbery plant is twice the size and has no flowers where as the plant that the cuting come from is smaller but allready got strawberys on it

[chrisbl]

Should be alright,I started off with one plant 2 yrs ago now I have loads of them all with fruit,I think what you have there could be a 'jaffa'.

[disco]

think one year you would not get ne thing

[landrosey]

lol trust me to get the jaffer out of the bunch

[disco]

and i think the shops gives the farms a quota on what they want

[muddymoon]

May 12, 2011 17:06:40 GMT 1 landrosey said:

thanks guys have you any idea y my strawbery plant is twice the size and has no flowers where as the plant that the cuting come from is smaller but allready got strawberys on it

there are differant strains of strawberry plants as ther is in most plants you might find that the one you have got uses 1 year to grow and mature then will fruit second year onwards

[landrosey]

thanks lets hope so