Garden work

[thndregg]

My wife's garden is doing well. Peas, carrots, various herbs coming up. Tomatoes are started, and Lord knows what else she's got going.

My project, money-permitting with my crappy job, is staring at me at my front door. Intend on getting pasture grasses started on most of the six acres out yonder. Would like to raise a couple of beef steers for the dinner plate and to sell. Been piecing it together since Dad died last year.

[Getback]

My wife's garden is doing well. Peas, carrots, various herbs coming up. Tomatoes are started, and Lord knows what else she's got going.

My project, money-permitting with my crappy job, is staring at me at my front door. Intend on getting pasture grasses started on most of the six acres out yonder. Would like to raise a couple of beef steers for the dinner plate and to sell. Been piecing it together since Dad died last year.
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That's an awesome farm thndregg! I am jealous.

[oakranger]

My wife's garden is doing well. Peas, carrots, various herbs coming up. Tomatoes are started, and Lord knows what else she's got going.

My project, money-permitting with my crappy job, is staring at me at my front door. Intend on getting pasture grasses started on most of the six acres out yonder. Would like to raise a couple of beef steers for the dinner plate and to sell. Been piecing it together since Dad died last year.
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Go to the conservation office for assistance or country extension offices. they may give you advise what tot do.

[cattb]

I have most everything planted except odds and ends, about 2 pounds triple sweet corn, 20 tomatoes, pound of beans, 50 pounds potatoes, various peppers, herbs (basil), onions, squash, pumpkins,radishes, and 3 pounds feed corn for the deer or whatever else gets hungry.
I use a old john deere model 99 2 row planter converted to 3 point (originally horsedrawn).
I also made a 3 point implement ( needs work yet) to make windrows, works fast for potatoes, squash, onions. For bedding plants, I use a cordless drill with a 3 inch auger.
Just for fun back in March here in Wisconsin, there was quite awarm spell and with so many potatoes left over, I planted my first row of potatoes. Even after the tops being frosted off so many times the potatos are still growing.

[cattb]

Just to make a side note, years ago with a smaller garden and heavy clay, I used gypsum to help break up the soil. This would be expensive for a larger size garden.
I have used compost, old silage, cow manure in the garden I have now and it still can get pretty hard being clay. What is great, when its hot and dry everything keeps growing. Having heavy clay though does restrict somethings which I cannot get to grow.

[Getback]

I'm going to have to make the garden bigger or I want get all the veggies I purchased in. Uhg!

[Getback]

Its done! Worked on it for over 7 hours yesterday. Its not pretty but who cares. Planted Peas, Corn, Carrots, Lettuce, 2 types of onions, pole beans, bush beans, tomatoes, peppers, and broccoli. Still had cherry tomatoes and more pepper seeds but the heck with that. I can't move today.

Was in a panic mode Sunday when I saw the Bush beans had shot up about 5 inches. That's about the size they were when the rabbits hate them a couple of years ago, hence the fence.

[4440]

Year 1 is always ugly. I farm about 1000 acres and first year out of sod is a mess. I dont spray so I fight the little green blades for a year. This year however in ole W Wa has been so wet I cant plant anything except the garden.

Grind that garden up good in the fall. You'll be a lot happier next spring.

[bravoa8]

My wife's garden is doing well. Peas, carrots, various herbs coming up. Tomatoes are started, and Lord knows what else she's got going.

My project, money-permitting with my crappy job, is staring at me at my front door. Intend on getting pasture grasses started on most of the six acres out yonder. Would like to raise a couple of beef steers for the dinner plate and to sell. Been piecing it together since Dad died last year.
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Looks like you've put alot of work into that thndregg nice garden.

[thndregg]

Thanks, but what the pic shows is just what will be decent pasture, eventually. Right now money is really tight. Therefore it's taking a long time to get to where I would like to be as far as raising food for our family table.

[Getback]

Year 1 is always ugly. I farm about 1000 acres and first year out of sod is a mess. I dont spray so I fight the little green blades for a year. This year however in ole W Wa has been so wet I cant plant anything except the garden.

Grind that garden up good in the fall. You'll be a lot happier next spring.

I'm going to take you up on that last suggestion.

[Getback]

Planted these cucumbers on June 7. Looked at the hills yesterday and nada. Then today the rascals popped up and inch or better



Starting to look like a real garden. Started digging on May 25. So this is day 18. Not sure when I planted everything. The corn was first and the first 8 tomato plants the next day I think.

[cattb]

You should get some cages for the tomatoes, keep them off the ground.

[Getback]

You should get some cages for the tomatoes, keep them off the ground.

I looked into cages and they were too expensive in my humble opinion. I'll stake them in about another week.

[canacka]

Are you going forward or walking backward with the tiller?  Those tillers with front mounted tines don't bounce hardly at all when you go backward and they till deeper that way.  I figured that out myself this spring while doing my garden.