June 2010: Watering and hoeing

Hoe'ing the sweetcorn. Because the plants are still very small, a second man is needed to steer the hoe. This is needed because the Ecodan camera's have great difficulty following the line of crop.

Hoe'ing the sweetcorn. Because the plants are still very small, a second man is needed to steer the hoe. This is needed because the Ecodan camera's have great difficulty following the line of crop.

A close-up from the hoe element.

A close-up from the hoe element.

Irrigating potatoes. We are giving the potato plants 30mm to help them with the tuber setting. We are using a irrigation boom for irrigating. This has a great advantage because it produces finer droplets compared to a gun.

Irrigating potatoes. We are giving the potato plants 30mm to help them with the tuber setting. We are using a irrigation boom for irrigating. This has a great advantage because it produces finer droplets compared to a gun.

During the last couple of weeks we have continued the battle against weeds. The sweetcorn has now been hoe'd after emergance. During the first time this is done with two people. This is done because the maize plants are fairly small and stand 24 centimeter apart in the row. The Ecodan camera has great difficulty seeing the plants in such situations. The potatoes, variety Biogold and Agria, have been irrigated due to the drought problems we have been having. We started with a gift of 25mm but later raised this to 30mm of water. The potatoes will be harvested in August.