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Carson St. Suite # 6188</B></div> <div> <B>Carson City, NV. 89706</B></div> <div> <B>Fax Number: 775-883-2384</B></div> <div> <B>800-3589450 (toll free)</B></div> <div> <B>775-345-3490 - International</B></div> <div> <B>easytogrowsystems@gmail.com</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Lee Blevins - inventor</B></div> <div> <B>805-461-1761</B></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto: fleeblevins@charter.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto: fleeblevins@charter.net"><U><B>fleeblevins@charter.net</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>See Ron Blevins</B></div> <div> <B>{Manager}</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#99FF99" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <B>The Blevins Easy-To Grow Systems</B></div> <div> <B>                        </B><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Suggestions For One Acre</B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><IMG SRC="19416cb0.jpg" border=0 width="278" height="203" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></div> <div> <B>Long Island, NY</B></div> <div> <B>My old grow pots that I no longer market.</B></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f080000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">One Acre; 208 ft. X 208 ft. - - = 43,264 Square feet.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" > </FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000006600.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Planter & row spacing:</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>1.  Arrange The Grow Pots - two rows back to back, four foot  apart. </B></div> <div> <B>2.  Stagger  the rows 4.5 ft apart, then a service alley 9 foot on center for every 4 rows. </B></div> <div> <B>3.  The rows are staggered for maximum sun, plus ease of maintenance and harvesting.   </B></div> <div> <B>4.   Alleys should be wide enough to accommodate an electric golf cart,  ATV for a service   </B></div> <div> <B>      vehicle, or other small carts.</B></div> <div> <B>5.   Each row equals about 46 towers per row. </B></div> <div> <B>6.  </B><B> Forty rows, 46 towers per row equals </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><B>1840</B></FONT><B> towers per acre @ six units per tower equals,</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><B>11,040</B></FONT><B> grow pots that will contain up to, </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>88,320</B><B> plants</B><B>,</B></FONT><B> and equals about</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000BF" FACE="Arial" ><B> 4.9 acres </B></FONT><B>of conventional grown strawberries.</B></div> <div> <B>Note:</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> One 53 ft. van will hold 26 pallets @ 408 pots per pallet =</B></FONT><B>10,608</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> grow pots = 26 pallets that weigh 1,560 lbs. each = 39,143 lbs.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B> (This sould be enough grow pots for one acre).</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f080000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">STABILIZER POST: (Suggestion)</B></div> <div> <B>      Use a rebar,conduit or galvanized pipe that will fit inside of a one inch or ¾-inch schedule  </B></div> <div> <B>      40 PVC pipe.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Bury the metal pipe into the ground,(about 16 to 18 inches) while making sure that the pipe is plumb and extends thru the first three to four pots.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cut a 4 inch PVC or drain pipe into about 16 to 20 inch links Slid it over the support post and bury part in the ground using a sand or gravel base, makeing shure to make the pipe plumb & level.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Fill the pipe with the same base material, this should make a good base to sit the tower on elevated off the ground and be able to rotate the tower 180 degrees for easy harvesting and maximun sun. </B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Slide a one inch or 3/4 inch PVC  pipe over the metal pipe that is long enough to extend through the top of the tower about 5 or 6 inches. This will allow you to insert a PVC- T in the top of the tower for an irrigation lateral that runs from tower to tower.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">You can plug a 1/4 inch distribution hose into the lateral to feed a sprinkler or a double circle of drip tubing that fits just inside of your plants on the top grow pot and irrigate all of the pots below.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Each Grow Pot will take about 3/4 Cubic foot of growing medium to fill.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b701180000ff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Pest Control Tip: </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B> I Apply a strip of Petroleum Jelly or Vaseline At the base of my tower stand and support post, to keep the small ciders and ants from getting into my Grow Pots. </B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b701180000ff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A strip of black tape</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>, (like the kind used for  insulating pipes) around the trunk of fruit trees, then apply a strip of jelly to the tape works great.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b7011800000000.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">When planting </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>S</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>trawberries </B></FONT><B>make sure that you keep the crown above the potting soil, this will allow your crowns to expand or split to make more  or</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B> larger berries.</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b701180000bf00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Do not over fertilize, you will burn the plants.</B></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b701180000ff00.png" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Gurney's Strawberry Food Fertilizer;</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> is a high-phosphorus water-soluble 10-52-17 formula increases fruiting and yields. Treats up to 500 feet of new or 250 feet of existing row. </B></FONT><B> Order Phone:</B><B> (513) 354-1491</B></div> <div> <B>           Customer Service Phone:</B><B> (513) 354-1492</B></div> <div> <B>           Fax:</B><B> (513) 354-1493</B></div> <bR> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f00000ff00.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Note:</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>The towers can also be arranged in a more condensed pattern</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000080" FACE="Arial" ><B>;</B></FONT></div> <div> <B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f080000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Example; </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Divide one acre into 4 sections with 4 - 8 ft. service alleys, each section containing about 46 rows - 4.5 ft. apart, (staggered) </B></FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Phone/Fax: 805-461-1761</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> - </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Toll Free in US: 1-888-269-5343</B></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="mailto:fleeblevins@charter.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:fleeblevins@charter.net"><U><B>leeblevins@charter.net </B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> </tr></table> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://count.carrierzone.com/app/count_server/count.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> </script>   <script type='text/javascript' src='https://count.carrierzone.com/app/count_server/count_piwik.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> </script>  </body>