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Taters are easy, in the future a 3pt mounted tiller saves the back & I bought ours used as they don't get much use (just twice a year) then you can downsize walk behind tiller to use just for weeding. We had a pony tiller for this use. Keep rows wide enough to run current roller thru for weeding is my only suggestion other than doing a soil test. This will help you add exactly what the soil needs so you're not wasting time & effort.
This is how we plant my sweet corn. I can't remember the last time I used a tiller. Sent from my VK810 4G using Tapatalk
When u start building & planting we will need pics
im far from that stage of planting. one we get more settled and learn a bit more, i have asked our lease/tenant farmer to teach me a few things. he just rolls up at odd hours of the day with tractors the size of my house. for a city boy, it's quite fascinating, lol.
Quote from: stewie on February 13, 2017, 09:05:30 AMim far from that stage of planting. one we get more settled and learn a bit more, i have asked our lease/tenant farmer to teach me a few things. he just rolls up at odd hours of the day with tractors the size of my house. for a city boy, it's quite fascinating, lol.One of my Uncles in Maine farmed about 500 acres of potatoes (which was a lot up there)...and with 8 kids they always had a big-a** garden. He layer it out so he could run his JD tractor through it to weed. Was always funny to see him come out of the fields of potatoes and take a few runs through the garden. But it kept the weeds down.
Quote from: Wilbur on February 13, 2017, 10:10:07 AMQuote from: stewie on February 13, 2017, 09:05:30 AMim far from that stage of planting. one we get more settled and learn a bit more, i have asked our lease/tenant farmer to teach me a few things. he just rolls up at odd hours of the day with tractors the size of my house. for a city boy, it's quite fascinating, lol.One of my Uncles in Maine farmed about 500 acres of potatoes (which was a lot up there)...and with 8 kids they always had a big-a** garden. He layer it out so he could run his JD tractor through it to weed. Was always funny to see him come out of the fields of potatoes and take a few runs through the garden. But it kept the weeds down.ill probably be weeding by hand for a while as i learn more and more. I am an extremely hands on person and often would rather use a shovel and wheelbarrow to get a good workout then some chunk of machinery, but i am aware that the bigger i go, the more of a need machinery will be. we are also fixing to plant some fruit trees (another subject i dont know much about) opposite the outlet for our tank.
that looks great. Are you going to tie that with those trickle hoses (I forget what theyre called but they are like a sponge that releases water through the length of them a little at a time) that gradually release the water? I've not used them but have read they're much more efficient than sprinklers etc.
Great looking system there.I was told watering early is a little better as you get a good soak in and less evaporation.
It also helps control fungus since was another reason.Now you know every I learned about growing the 1 year I did it. Well it did help my welding skills but I never learned spanish,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
I use overhead sprinklers for my seedlings and then switch over to drip irrigation. You can get drip hose with emitters every 12 inches. My set up has a pvs "manifold" I made of pvc with tees to have a drip line going down each row and ties into a duolicate manifold at the other end of the garden. A simple filter to keep particles out of the drip lines. You may need a pump from the containers to make it work.
Looks like a great start! Wind will kill seedlings pdq if you're not careful for sure. I have never had good luck starting seedlings indoors and transplanting them....I've had them get spindly or I kill then trying to harden them for transplant. As a kid we always mulched the garden with hay. We rarely rototilled it and the hay continues to build nutrients for the soil as well as trapping water really well. That being said it does introduce weeds which need picking occasionally. I want to try wood chips like this guy uses....I think it will do all the things I want out of cover (weed control, moisture retention and nutrient regen) but not introduce more seeds to the mix. Plus I can't help but enjoy his passion for what he's doing. One of the best parts about our garden is giving fresh produce to neighbors who don't have a garden. There is nothing better than produce that was picked minutes before being served on the table imo.Www.backtoedenfilm.comI will warn you the video is pretty long but lots of good stuff in this.
It is addictive seeing his success and his methods make so much sense. I got my wife to watch parts ad now she gets why I'm pushing for woodchips. Good luck!
That's great....if you have room you might see if any landscapers/tree removal guys might want a place to dump chips (it's what the guy does in the video). If you can save them travel time they might love you for it. I just don't know how rural you are or if that's an option. I am going to get chips from a guy about a mile away...he'll load my trailer easy peasey and I think he wants $5 or $10 a yard. I need about 25-30 yards.You doing real peas or sugar snaps? When our kids were little I always planted sugar snaps along one end of the garden (35' or so)....planted them every year and never once got a meal for the table. The kids would all line up eating them right off the vine. It was great. No whining for crap snacks. (Not that we ever had junk food anyway but just so great to see them enjoying "fresh" food like that!) Good luck!
I just don't want to wind up missing a digit or limb. I can sometimes get in a hurry to get results.
Looks great. And if you do expand, no holes is a good thing. The dirt looks fantastic, hope it produces as well as it looks.
Whitetails must be non existent there. Here in the tuck, our deer would hop that in a NY minute. But what I know of the deer in that part of the country are significantly smaller, and likely not around you in abundance (No trees for cover)
Quote from: Flyin6 on February 28, 2017, 09:12:58 AMWhitetails must be non existent there. Here in the tuck, our deer would hop that in a NY minute. But what I know of the deer in that part of the country are significantly smaller, and likely not around you in abundance (No trees for cover)deer arent a problem where i am. the wooded areas a few miles away have a lot of them. my biggest problem is raccoons and coyotes.
Quote from: stewie on February 28, 2017, 09:25:19 AMQuote from: Flyin6 on February 28, 2017, 09:12:58 AMWhitetails must be non existent there. Here in the tuck, our deer would hop that in a NY minute. But what I know of the deer in that part of the country are significantly smaller, and likely not around you in abundance (No trees for cover)deer arent a problem where i am. the wooded areas a few miles away have a lot of them. my biggest problem is raccoons and coyotes.5.56...
So I got my soil testing report back from Texas A&M today. First time I've had my garden soil tested. All looked OK except i had too much phosphorous, probably from too much mushroom compost. Best $17 I spent. I'll post more in my hide/retirement site.
so we had a real strong storm about 3 weeks ago. it pretty much leveled the garden and whatever plants were growing. we have 3 surviving tomato plants, the corn is doing well, squash and cucumbers died. i can honestly say i need to re-work some of this for next year. Quote from: TexasRedNeck on February 28, 2017, 07:41:12 PMSo I got my soil testing report back from Texas A&M today. First time I've had my garden soil tested. All looked OK except i had too much phosphorous, probably from too much mushroom compost. Best $17 I spent. I'll post more in my hide/retirement site. i gotta get that done.
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Good to see you back....and remember to post pics !!
Imgur, nice to see you’re still plugging away. Couple different guys have asked about you from here over the last few months btw so you have not been forgotten.