Clearing new garden area

[wcampbell47]

In the 5 years I have owned my tractor I have put in several gardens. Here is my procedure for a garden where there is grass and weeds.

Set tiller to 1 or 2 inches depth and run over intended garden area.
Attach ratchet rake and push the loosened grass and bushes to the side. You will lose some dirt, but that is acceptable to me to get the grass out.
Now that you have a fairly clean area for the garden set the tiller to your desired depth and have at it. I leave a perimeter the width of my tiller around the garden so that I can occasionally run the tiller to kill any grass that is trying to invade the garden.

Some folks leave the garden flat to plant, some want to plant in raised beds. A disc type hiller/bedder works well for me to make raised bed rows. My setup is a tool bar with two 16" single discs on a shank set in this fashion \ /. Makes a beautiful raised bed.

My biggest problem now is driving the tractor in a straight line for those nice raised bed rows.

Cheers!

 

[hizoot]

Thanks for the tips...

Heres one to help keep a straighter rows.....wait to near the end before opening the wobbly pops :licking:

 

[Dogscape]

Wobbley Pops. LOL!

This is a serious reply: You should use goats.
Put up some step stake temporary electric fence around your soon to be garden plot, and put in 3 or 4 goats for a few weeks.
For a really nice whoopin' on the bugs, put chickens in there too!

You may be able to rent some goats, if there aren't any on your property.

 

[royboy42]

In the 5 years I have owned my tractor I have put in several gardens. Here is my procedure for a garden where there is grass and weeds.

Set tiller to 1 or 2 inches depth and run over intended garden area.
Attach ratchet rake and push the loosened grass and bushes to the side. You will lose some dirt, but that is acceptable to me to get the grass out.
Now that you have a fairly clean area for the garden set the tiller to your desired depth and have at it. I leave a perimeter the width of my tiller around the garden so that I can occasionally run the tiller to kill any grass that is trying to invade the garden.

Some folks leave the garden flat to plant, some want to plant in raised beds. A disc type hiller/bedder works well for me to make raised bed rows. My setup is a tool bar with two 16" single discs on a shank set in this fashion \ /. Makes a beautiful raised bed.

My biggest problem now is driving the tractor in a straight line for those nice raised bed rows.

Cheers!

On average.

How far apart are the discs?

 

[wcampbell47]

On average.

How far apart are the discs?

I have them fastened to the tool bar at 28 inches apart - but you can let your tractor size help determine exactly how far apart to put them. The leading edge of the discs cut right at the inside edge of the rear tire track. That works for me and could be a starting point for you.

 

[royboy42]

Sounds good. Thanks!

 

[Combustix]

Wobbley Pops. LOL!

This is a serious reply: You should use goats.
Put up some step stake temporary electric fence around your soon to be garden plot, and put in 3 or 4 goats for a few weeks.
For a really nice whoopin' on the bugs, put chickens in there too!

You may be able to rent some goats, if there aren't any on your property.

Goats everyone should have goats. Mine will wipe out a section of blackberries and you can just come in and pull up the roots. pretty easy.
if you look at the pic the stump in the for ground and the trees in the back ground were covered with blackberries and other fauna that the goats enjoy. Saves me some diesel for other tasks:laughing:

 

[crbr]

good info... thanks