plowing a garden

[gclark94560]

Dad drove truck for Case out of Bettendorf, Iowa back then. That plant closed down years ago. My first tractor was a Case pedal tractor when I was four. .......Those are good memories.

Eric

Ah yes - thanks for jogging the memories. I lived in Bettendorf for a short while while in Chiropractic college. Then moved to the far edge of Davenport. My neighbor worked for JD at the time.

I loved to watch the farmers work their crops and loved the never ending fields of corn and soy beans. I discovered that even field corn is good on the cob if you catch it at just the right moment!

Greg

 

[yak651]

Here are some following up pictures, the first couple were from the end of May with my wife and inlaws helping plant. One end is tomoatoes, peas, sunflowers, sweetcorn, cucumbers. The remainder is pumpkins, planted 1lb of seed...

 

[yak651]

Here are some from weeding today. I'm keeping up by the tomatoes and small stuff, the pumpkin area is getting weeder than I like. I don't live out at the land so I can't give it as much attention as I would like, plus this is the first year of the garden so a lot of grass, etc is coming thru as it's all natural, no spray...The wife didn't take pictures of the weedy area, next time I get out there i'll get some pictures of the pumpkin patch...

 

[Bill Barrett]

yak that garden is huge. that old case is better than any cut tractor for plowing a garden like that!

 

[johnk]

YAK651,
You don't need a new tractor. the old one seems to be getting the job done! Nice pics.

 

[jinman]

Here are some from weeding today. I'm keeping up by the tomatoes and small stuff, the pumpkin area is getting weeder than I like. I don't live out at the land so I can't give it as much attention as I would like, plus this is the first year of the garden so a lot of grass, etc is coming thru as it's all natural, no spray...The wife didn't take pictures of the weedy area, next time I get out there i'll get some pictures of the pumpkin patch...

Your garden looks terrific...very impressive. If you don't live near that garden, I don't know how you will maintain it or keep up when it starts producing. My tomato plants are a full time job as is almost everything else I overplanted.

This weekend, we picked a half-bushel of squash and a bushel and a half of tomatoes. By the 4th of July, we will be covered in blackeyed peas and cantaloupes to go along with the other stuff. A big garden is fun, but it is sure a challenge to keep up with. ...and did I mention bugs?

 

[ToadHill]

Some day I'd love to plant a garden with nice rows, I have to spend too much time avoiding the rocks. I raked them out for years but every winter they grew back. Now I just plant around them.

 

[GarthH]

Thank you for all of the great pictures. It is one thing writing about the project; it is much better showing.

I agree with the others very nice garden. You much be tilling to do the weeding as everything looks perfect.

I have an older CAT (1992 - seems new compared to your Case) and I don't think it can turn sod like the Case. I was tilling some sod this weekend and it took quite a few passes before I could see the black dirt.

Good luck with the harvest.

Garth

 

[yak651]

updated pictures of the garden from this weekend. Still need to till the tomatoe, but it was getting too hot!

 

[yak651]

a couple of more