2020 gardens

DJ54 · Jun 25, 2020

Using the new Honda, it too was pawing along in the loose soil, only tiling 2" deep. Looking at the depth stake, I noticed at the shoe it rides on at the bottom extends forward a bit, with a crook downward in it to hook in some. I'm assuming to hold it back some. It did better tlling deeper, I suppose because to forward motion of the tines helping push it along. The was a world of difference when I put the tail wheel on. Absolutely no drag on it, and I was cultivating right along in 2nd gear, with no wheel slippage.

I'm seeing a few more benefits from that wheel, than the orginal intent. Might be a consideration for a future project to build..!!

Sonny580 · Jul 1, 2020

Troy builts all have a long angled bar instead of the stake type and nothing drags up under them. ---- My problem is traction at any depth. --- still lookin into makin concrete wheel weights for one of them and see if that works or not.----cant have a great lot sticking out past the tires either to drag on plants,----so we see!

ovrszd · Jul 1, 2020

Concrete weighs 150lbs per cubic foot

Cast Iron weighs 491lbs per cubic foot

While you can gain some traction with concrete weights, it's minimal.

I made some for a 12" wheel several years ago. I noticed no gain.

Sonny580 · Jul 7, 2020

Neighbor been bringing me water for the garden in his 1,600 gallon tanker. --- I am on the third one and no rain in sight. Garden is struggling right now in the heat, 90+ every day. Hot dry dust 4 inches deep,--hard to till, no wind and dust chokes you running the tillers but weeds still coming up!

Some of the potatoes and 1 long row of summer squash.

cqaigy2 · Jul 7, 2020

We are still in our late winter, spring weather, with a few days of 80F. Mostly cool in the 50s, woke up to rain this morning, yesterday was just sprinkles. Garden plants are still pretty small, but some of the broccoli has bolted. Actually pretty typical for this area.

DJ54 · Jul 8, 2020

Finally got some much needed rain yesterday. 1-6/10's in the gauge when I went to feed the horses, and it rain about 1-1/2 hours after I came in.

I put potash, and phosphorous on the hay field Monday evening. That rain was perfect for setting that in. Should make for a nice 3rd cutting.

RalphVa · Jul 8, 2020

I'm seriously thinking of converting my other 2 raised beds (6 total; 4 now in asparagus) into asparagus. They're just so difficult to keep watering even though I have soaker hoses in them and 1400 gallons of rain tanks/barrels. The pots above the rails around the deck with a rain barrel right there and this little garden to each side of stepping stones to/from the outside shower are so easy to keep watered. Both growing well. Here's a picture of the outside shower garden. Got pole beans cascading from the 6 pots on the deck. Earlier, I had snow peas and some Yukon Golds.

Ralph

Ford850 · Jul 8, 2020

DJ54 said:
Finally got some much needed rain yesterday. 1-6/10's in the gauge when I went to feed the horses, and it rain about 1-1/2 hours after I came in.

I put potash, and phosphorous on the hay field Monday evening. That rain was perfect for setting that in. Should make for a nice 3rd cutting.

We've been missing most of the rain up here. In June we had 3.25" of rain, but 2.75" of that came in one day. No rain since then. Not a drop in July yet. One good thing about this hot dry weather is knowing the weeds wither up and die after I hoe.

Sonny580 · Jul 8, 2020

Did rain a half inch or so of horizontal rain last night,---didnt wet much under the trees, high winds in it knocked down all the plants, so didnt do much good.----just got another 1600 gallon tanker refill so its back to carrying water again later today.

oldballs · Jul 8, 2020

It's below average rainfall here too......have been watering with the garden hose.....expensive though. But the upside is like Ford850 said, the weeds wither and die after I hoe. ...except for the Milkweed....dang them....I had to use Glyphosate on them.
Cheers,
Mike