A little sore today

[LET-CA]

I got the tiller out yesterday to prepare the ground for my expanded garden this year. I had to first mow the area, as it was heavily overgrown with thigh-high weeds and then made about four passes over the area with the tiller. I let it do the work, but had to horse it around at the ends of rows, etc. At the end of five hours I had a 30 X 50 foot area cleared and tilled.

It's been too long since I've done any serious physical work so I'm moving a little slow today but I was sure pleased with how well the BCS 722 worked the soil. Our overnight temperatures are still in the upper 30's so I've got a little more time before by vegetable seedlings will move from my office to the outdoors. This will be a good year. I haven't had a garden this big before and I'm really looking forward to it!

 

[Thomas]

Rewards will over take the aches..long as you eat your veggies.

 

[LET-CA]

Rewards will over take the aches..long as you eat your veggies.

But until then I'll keep the Tylenol near by!

 

[Samandothers]

I have a Gravely I use at times. Man I sure don't feel the same the next day now when I use it as I did 35 years ago in the 70's when it was new. Still a great tractor and is a work horse. I think it has aged a bit better than I have, although it is having some transmission issues and I can take Vitamin I!

 

[2manyrocks]

While using a Gravely rotary plow for a little bit yesterday, I started thinking, "this must be why people use rear tillers behind their tractors." Plus, "I sat too much this winter, and now I'm paying for sitting."

 

[LET-CA]

I've got most of my garden in the ground now. I need to go back and put in my drip irrigation to keep my labor at a reasonable level. I've got 18 tomatoes (mix of heriloom and early girl), corn, yellow crook-neck squash, green beans, pickling cucumbers, slicing cucumbers, jalapenos and eggplant. I need to still add some cantalope and bell peppers. Lots of room left over for anything else that catches my eye.

 

[dcyrilc]

Just finished tilling our garden tonight with an old Troy Built Horse tiller. Friday it was lawn...tonight it's a garden.:thumbsup: Did about 1/4 of the back yard. The wife's happy at least, 'cause I'm tired.:laughing: