2018 Annual Polyculture Market Garden Study - PUBLISHED

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1		Tasks in Chronological Order for all activity in the annual polyculture market garden beds (The Aceas) Including Zeno - Zeno Control and Epictetus																																											Repeated Tasks								Categories
2	Polycutlure	Zeno both	All	All	Epictetus	Epictetus	Epictetus	Epictetus	Epictetus	Epictetus	All	Zeno both	Zeno both	Zeno	Zeno	Zeno both	Zeno Control	Zeno both	Zeno Control	Epictetus	Zeno	Zeno Control	Epictetus	Epictetus	Zeno	Zeno Control	Zeno	Zeno Control	Zeno	Zeno Control	Zeno both	Zeno both	Epictetus	Zeno	Zeno Control	Epictetus	Zeno Both	Epictetus	Epictetus	Zeno	Zeno Control	Epictetus			Zeno	All	Zeno	Control	All	Control	Zeno	Epictetus
3	Tasks	Sowing Tomatoes and Basil	Soil Sampling	Adding Ash	Sowing Parsnips and Beetroot Epic	Adding Compost	Setting up Cloche	Daily watering of seeds in Epictetus	Sowing Out Nursery Cloche for Brassica Crops	Cloche 1. Maintenance	Forking Over Beds	Filling Flats	Pricking out Tomatoes Planting into Cloche	Tomato Stakes Zeno Control	Bean Tripod Zeno	Spot weeding Beds	Bean and Tomato Supports Zeno Control	Watering Flats	Bean and Tomato Supports Zeno Control	Planting out Kale and Chard Epictetus - Sol	Bean Transplants Zeno	Planting and Sowing Beans	Weed and Mulch Sol and Lam	Planting Dwarf Beans in Lam and weeding	Planting Toms Zeno	Planting Toms Zeno - Control	Planting Squash	Planting Squash	Planting Basil Zeno	Planting Basil Zeno Control	Weed and Mulch - Zeno and control	Planting out Support Plants	Sowing Dill	Tomato Maintenance	Tomato Maintenance	Thinning and Weeding Seedlings	Inspection	Inspection	Pest control	Weeding	Weeding	Weeding	Clear up Zeno	Clear up Zeno Control	Market Preparation	Mowing	Tying Toms and Pinching out x 4	Tying Toms and Pinching out x 4	Irrigation x 0	Harvest	Harvest	Harvest
4	Date	20/02/2017	06/04/2018	06/04/2018	06/04/2018	06/04/2018	09/04/2018	06/04/2017 - approx 10 times 11/5/2017	28/03/2017	28/03 - 15/04	12/04/2018	19/04/2017	20/04/2018	07/05/2018	07/05/2018	17/04/2017	17/04/2017	19.04 - 19.05	07/05/2018	07/05/2018	07/05/2018	07/05/2018	14/05/2018	14/05/2017	14/05/2018	14/05/2018	15/05/2018	15/05/2018	20/05/2018	20/05/2018	22/05/2018	20/05/2018	24/04/2018	18/05/2018	18/05/2018	31/05/2018	25/05/2018	25/05/2018	25/05/2018	07/06/2018	07/06/2018	07/06/2018			20 weeks	13/04 - 05/08	11/06 -	11/06 -	untill 5th August nhone needed from 7th September none needed	03/07 - 10/10 17 weeks	03/07 - 10/10 17 weeks	03/07 - 10/10 17 weeks

5	Task Description	Sowing T1 - T2 tomato seeds and L1 Basil seeds into trays	Six soil samples randomly selected , mixed ,labeled clearly and sent to the lab for analysis.	100 -120g per m length Fiskar Hand Trowel per m length	Sol making the drill for the seed adding compost sowing parsnips and beetroot, compressing and watering	distribute chop and drop arisings evenly across the surface Fill wheelbarrow - shoveling compost onot beds and spreading evenly Adding 26L of compost to every 1m length of bed.	Forking over ground, weeding and raking	Applying water from watering cans along seed strips every night	Sowing seeds , labelling, watering B2 - B3 - B4 - B5 - B6 -B9 -B10 -B11 A6 - Am1	Pulling back cover during hot days Watering every other day , every day when the weather is warm	1 hour and 9 for the whole job including weeding, raking manure on then raking back over. Raking the mulch off before forking was the most efficient method. 69 Mins per bed	Mixing Sand and compost wetting down and filling the flats 7.5 L per tray Sowing all Fab and Cuc into flats and 2 flats with sunflower		Making holes with steel rod Inserting Stake hammering in with sledgehammer	Making holes with iron rod Setting up tripod	Chop and dropping plants growing through the mulch , digging out rhizomatous plants for composting	Making holes with iron rod for tomatoes Hammer in Stakes Make holes for bean supports Attach nets	watering the flats 5 mins per water twice per week	Making holes with iron rod for tomatoes Hammer in Stakes Make holes for bean supports place poles and tie	Planting out Kale and Chard	Transplanting beans from flats into zeno adding compost watering in	Setting up nets Makiing Trench Add compost Plant and Water x 33 Fab Sowing and watering x 33 Bras	Removing weeds for new plants and to free up light for seedlings - mulching bare ground	Planting Bean plants from flats Watering	Forking over planting holes Making planting hole ,planting toms, tying in tomatoes adding cupped handful of compost to surface watering in	Forking over planting holes Making planting hole ,planting toms . tying in tomatoes adding cupped handful of compost to surface watering in	Making holes adding compost 2.5L per plant Planting Watering	Making holes adding compost 2.5L per plant Planting Watering	Planting 21 plants adding compost watering	Planting 21 plants adding compost watering	Remove weeds for incomign plants - mulching bare ground	planting out 10x calendula in each trial bed	Clearing reeds from strip ,making a trench ,adding compost , patting sown . sowing and watering	Replacements and Ties	Replacements and Ties	weeding seedlings thinning beetroots parnips transplanting beetroots to fill gaps	Plant inspection , weeding , removing pests	Plant inspection , weeding , removing pest and replacing failed plants	Checking undersides of leaves on brassica crops	weeding bind weed and others from center of bed	weeding bind weed and others from center of bed	Weediing	chop and dropping courgettes and toms packing away bean supports weeding	chop and dropping courgettes and toms packing away bean supports weeding	sorting marketable produce bagging and labelling 3-4 veggie boxes and irregular quantities from Trustika food co op	Mowing the pathways and edges of the bed and depositiing the cuttinmgs to bed surface	Tying the tomates , pinching out axillary growth and weeding	Tying the tomates , pinching out axillary growth and weeding
6	Notes	All the seeds sown into the following 2 x Tomato Trays 50x30x15cm Basil Tray 45x30x9cm 22.5 L of medium in brown trays 12.15L of medium in the white trays	To avoid contaminating the sample do not use copper tools , use clean tools, clean buckets and a clean bag	time it takes 1 person to apply ash to 6 beds		1 wheel barrow = 60L 1 wheel barrow every 3m	no fertility added - 6 x 1.3m bed prepared (weeded tilled and raked even)		- bed divided up into six sections for various species and chard was sown vertical between the sections to mark the boudaries. - 5cm wide troughs made with trowel - Seedling mix added to troughs - seeds sown and labelled - compressed with base of trowel - watered - buggered up by cats :) 1,5 m was not taken up with the above seeds and sown out with Japanese Radish		With broad fork	15 flats each flat with 28 cells - 70mm x 70mm cells	Approx 8-12 cm between plants ,each cultivar market with sowing of support species tagete sp. calendule sp and borage	Time does not include gatherimg the poles to the bed Based on last years record		estimated based on time it tool 1 person to clear 4 beds							72 mins per bed	36 minutes for one person /2	2 hrs per bed	1 hr 53 mins per bed	11 minutes per bed	8 mins per bed			35 mins per bed	10 mins per bed one person	estimated based on time it took 1 person to sow the bed	transplant tomato tying tomatoes watering	transplant tomato tying tomatoes watering	50 mins per bed	15 mins per bed 1 person	20 mins per bed 1 person	checking undersides of leaves on brassica crops			checking undersides of leaves on brassica crops	time taken for 2 people on 2 beds	time taken for 2 people on 2 beds	time taken for 2 people to complete tasks average - 2 hrs each week - 2 people
7	Formula			100-120g per m length		26L of compost for 1m of bed length		5 mins per day
8	Based on how many people	1	1	1	2		1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1			2	2	2	2
9	Inputs for Unit	57.15L sowing medium 2 x 14W - 31 x 31 cm LED grow lamp	Strong plastic bag	13800g of Ash	40L of seedling mix	1380 L compost	8 x 2m poles 2m x 6m plastic sheet	45L per day	seeds 40L sowing medium			15 Flats 112L seedling mix		88 poles	1 - 1.5 m bean poles Tripod tye		roundwood stakes and poles		roundwood stakes and poles		66L compost	23L	5 bales per bed 10 bales		50 L of compost per bed 100 L total	50L of compost per bed 100 L total	25L compost	25L compost	40 L compost	40 L compost	10 bales per bed 40 bales		50L compost
10	Costs (BGN)		33			compost = 40BGN for transit bucket full
11	Category	Propagation	Analysis	Fertility	Planting /Sowing	Fertility	Propagation	Propagation	Propagation	Propagation	Set up	Propagation	Propagation	Set up	Set up	Set up	Set up	Propagation	Set up	Planting /Sowing	Planting /Sowing	Planting /Sowing	Garden Care	Planting /Sowing	Planting /Sowing	Planting /Sowing	Planting /Sowing	Planting /Sowing	Planting /Sowing		Garden Care	Planting /Sowing	Planting /Sowing	Garden Care	Garden Care	Garden Care	Garden Care	Garden Care	Garden Care	Garden Care	Garden Care	Garden Care	Set up/down	Set up/down	Market Prep	Mowing			Irrigation	Harvest	Harvest	Harvest
12	Time (mins)	30 mins	10 mins		120	72	30 mins	50	60		69 per bed	7.5 minutes per tray	120	108	66	45	140	40	140	60	84	160	144	18	240	226	22	16	50	32	140	20	40			100	30	20	12	20	38	60	Total time recorded estimate	Total time recorded estimate		30 mins per cut	55	45
13	Estimated Pro Time			4mins per beds		36 minutes per bed				5 mins each time										60 mins	42 mins per bed		72 mins per bed		120 mins per bed	113 mins per bed			25 mins per bed	16 mins per bed	35 mins per bed
14	Total time	30	10	24	120	72	30	50	60	30	276	113	120	108	66	45	140	40	140	60	84	160	144	18	120	226	22	16	50	32	140	20	40	30	30	100	30	20	12	20	38	60	10	10
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