Opening up land for a garden and orchard

[BCrouse]

A day settling. The roots seem to be poking through more.

Options:

1) hit it with a landscaper rake and try and pull some of the roots out. Then depending on the surface, another pass with the tiller

2) hit it a few more times with the tiller, hoping to chop the roots up.

 

[CADplans]

1) hit it with a landscaper rake and try and pull some of the roots out. Then depending on the surface, another pass with the tiller

2) hit it a few more times with the tiller, hoping to chop the roots up.

How about,,,,

3) Pick up the rocks,, then chop the roots with a bush hog,,,,

:thumbsup:

It still looks good that you have a lot of the roots on top,
rather than under ground, getting ready to sprout in the spring,,,

 

[BCrouse]

How about,,,,

3) Pick up the rocks,, then chop the roots with a bush hog,,,,

:thumbsup:

It still looks good that you have a lot of the roots on top,
rather than under ground, getting ready to sprout in the spring,,,

Mmmm. I had not considered the bushhog.

I wonder how far the rear wheel will sink? Might make setting the depth interesting. =]



More time consuming than the landscaper rake, but I like leaving the root material in there to breakdown if I can.

 

[BCrouse]

My single row planter arrived. I got it assembled and tested the seed plate for peas with the cover crop seed I got. Oats and peas. Worked well.

I still need to take the landscaper rake to it I think. Those roots are just overwhelming.

Looking towards the garden. Its still behind some brush from where I am. Orchard will be straight ahead and a pond (maybe...) off to the left.

Another pic from a slightly different angle.

 

[BCrouse]

Had a little time this AM before I had to do some other things...

Set the rake at an angle.

After 2 passes (mostly, only 1 pass on the left side)

Slowly pulling the roots and larger rocks out.

Im going to take all the leftover root and dirt and put it into the compost pile. I don't want to waste good organic material and dirt. It'll get incorporated back in at some point.

 

[BCrouse]

After 2 more passes

I had someone that wanted to help...

 

[BCrouse]

I think I'm finally ready to plant.

I stepped off a section for the garlic. The rest will get oats&field peas planted as cover crop.

 

[kthompson]

You could not want a better helper. I would not with a mower but with slow plows have had grandson ride my left knee a few hours or nothing behind the tractor but him just learning to drive.

 

[BCrouse]

You could not want a better helper. I would not with a mower but with slow plows have had grandson ride my left knee a few hours or nothing behind the tractor but him just learning to drive.

Tractor was not in motion. I cant keep that kid off the tractor. Ive taken him on my lap before around the field or whatever, but never with implements going. Just a ride. They have many years ahead to get seat time. =]

 

[BCrouse]

I got a bunch of rows of oats&field peas planted in the main field.

Front section in the bottom right here is stepped off for garlic and spinach.

I still haven't done anything with the side field. I might try rye in that one.