My wife and I last year purchased 16.4 acres of prairie remnant in the Loess Hills of Northwest Iowa(never before been tilled). We are planning to build a home next spring. Beautiful view on a hill. As with most of the Loess Hills, they are all hills. So hence the problem with a garden on top near where the home will be and I really don't want to ruin good prairie that's been there hundreds of years. My choice is to put a garden in about 250 yards further down the hill on one side where the land is flat and mostly weeds with no prairie. Working the soil up won't be a problem. My questions revolve around watering and deer. I just bought a new Kubota L4400 and I was thinking about getting a TSC King Kutter brand pallet mover or carryall and maybe using that to transport a Troy-built tiller (occasionally) and 55 gallon plastic drums of water (often). Is there some type of pump mechanism that will allow me to spray/water from the plastic barrels? If one of you guys has a better setup for a situation like mine, I'm all ears
Also, in regards to deer, I've heard to go 8 feet instead of 6 feet for a fence because deer can easily get over 6 feet fences for a chance at a garden. I've thought about chain link, but that can be expensive. Maybe there is a lot cheaper fence available that would work. Forgive my ignorance because I'm going to be a transplant from the city to the country. I really don't want electric fence because I have heart arrythmia problems and don't need a jolt to stop things. I saw what an electric fence did to my brother when he was a young kid and decided he needed to urinate. Thanks for your advice. My wife and I are eating all organic now and we can't wait until we can eat all organic AND LOCAL!
And you guys may think I"m crazy but I traded off my '88 Harley Davidson Road King Classic and a '53 Ford Jubilee for a new Kubota L4400. It was absolutely the right choice for me. The Jub had too much work that needed to be done including cracked block and differential housing and I wasn't up to driving the Harley over gravel.
Also, in regards to deer, I've heard to go 8 feet instead of 6 feet for a fence because deer can easily get over 6 feet fences for a chance at a garden. I've thought about chain link, but that can be expensive. Maybe there is a lot cheaper fence available that would work. Forgive my ignorance because I'm going to be a transplant from the city to the country. I really don't want electric fence because I have heart arrythmia problems and don't need a jolt to stop things. I saw what an electric fence did to my brother when he was a young kid and decided he needed to urinate. Thanks for your advice. My wife and I are eating all organic now and we can't wait until we can eat all organic AND LOCAL!
And you guys may think I"m crazy but I traded off my '88 Harley Davidson Road King Classic and a '53 Ford Jubilee for a new Kubota L4400. It was absolutely the right choice for me. The Jub had too much work that needed to be done including cracked block and differential housing and I wasn't up to driving the Harley over gravel.