Vegetable Garden 2024

[MF243RedTop]

Sunk the bottom plows (moldboard for those that prefer that ) into the garden area today..

Was still a bit wet and yes we'll have rain tonight..but I gotta get started at some point

About spun down once but was able to pull out with the locking differential..
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[CalG]

We are "pull back the mulch and plant in the exposed earth" gardeners. The idea of turning the soil over with a mold board plow or even the roto-tiller is the farthest thing from my mind. (The tiller is used to break sod in new plots)

I trust you enjoy your gardening as much as I enjoy!

 

[jaxs]

That looks better than mine if I plow when it's the least bit wet. I have black clay that shrinks,cracks and becomes so hard you can't get a plow in it when dry. When wet it sticks to your feet until your feet become too heavy to walk until you clean it off then repeat. Most of my garden is in raised beds with heavily amended soil. Old farmers say "If you stick to this dirt when it's dry it'll stick to you when it;s wet". When tractors bring round bales out of wet fields then down public roads chunks fall that can cause motorists to loose control if they hit one.

 

[LDR812]

MF243 - that’s looks like that might be pretty good soil? Also looks like it a pretty good sized patch. What you gonna plant?

 

[Jstpssng]

Turning my soil would be pretty easy right now... the plow would go down about 4 inches and slide across the frost.

 

[MF243RedTop]

MF243 - that’s looks like that might be pretty good soil? Also looks like it a pretty good sized patch. What you gonna plant?

Corn peas beans squash cucumber peppers okra you name it's all on the list

Maybe even some melons

 

[jaxs]

Turning my soil would be pretty easy right now... the plow would go down about 4 inches and slide across the frost.

Frost plowing ,is that similar to snow plowing?

 

[MF243RedTop]

Well it's up..was a challenge to get it planted during late March through early April..The rain was relentless here..fairly good stand..

Did get the tractor stuck once but turned myself out with the help of 6' foot or so piece of power pole chained to the tire..

 

[oosik]

Forty years ago we had a large garden. 60 x 120. For five years we "shared" the produce with the local wildlife. Then they decided to take it all. We quit gardening and bought from the local farmers market.

Now - I have two circular brick planters. 36 inches in diameter. When things warm up I will be planting Acorn squash in each.

 

[Oaktree]

Still a little early here. Got peas, lettuce, spinach & carrots planted, but anything else will wait 'til Memorial day weekend or early June. Even though the forecast doesn't call for it, frost is possible even in late May in northern New England.