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Designing your farm

Back to production guide main page Depending on what crop(s) you would like to grow and what you would like to do with your farm, here are some helpful tips when designing the layout of your farm.
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Buying materials

Back to production guide main page You can generally find a lot of supplies for your farm at big box garden and hardware stores such, but we encourage you to purchase materials from locally-owned stores when possible.
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Building structures

Back to production guide main page When planning and designing your urban farm, think about what structures you will have right away and what other structures you may want to add at a later date.
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Setting up irrigation

Back to production guide main page Our site at the Carlsbad Flower Fields was provided access to a water line with a 3 in main threaded ball valve. A 3 in threaded by slip coupling was attached to the main valve and then 3 in PVC and a 3 in elbow were attached.
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Planting and managing your crops

Back to production guide main page Whether you are growing from seed or transplanting seedlings, there are many things you need to be aware of in order to successfully grow the crop.
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Cheryl Wilen Research

Slug Control Efforts in Hawaii Arnold H. Hara, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Dept. of Plant & Environmental Protection Sciences Hilo, Hawaii Snail Control Experiences in S.
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