Comments for Wannabe Farms

Comment on Winter chores on the farm by Nora

Nora — Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:09:42 +0000

Will you be growing any flea repellent seeds … if so, I will buy your entire crop …!

Comment on New chicken coop by morello

morello — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 07:35:45 +0000

you are really blessed, live in thriving land. it wonderful.

Comment on Garden cultivating by Linda

Linda — Fri, 29 May 2009 03:02:10 +0000

Now that the ground is broken up, mulch like crazy with straw and you wont have to worry about the grass/weeds coming back up.

Comment on Garden cultivating by Mike Strickler

Mike Strickler — Thu, 28 May 2009 04:43:06 +0000

The problem with just the culivater is that you are going to harvest weeds/ grass well. Breaking the sod into a bunch of little clumps without removing it, will encourage new growth that you will fightingespecially in a garden your size.
Plowing the “green” fertilizer (sod) in THEN culitvate (here is where the manure (older stuff is better) (probably a nearby farm of some kind near you) comes in and finally harrow the ground smooth will result in a garden that is ready to go.
Horror of horrors is that you Roundup the area in the fall, hit it again in the spring and THEN cultivate and harrow. The chemical doesn’t affect the soil (if not POURED on) as it attacks the root of the plant.
I appreciate being carbon netural/ chemical free and all that but sometimes you just got to get the job done quickly AND thoughly
There are rototillers that are built for tractors as well, but a 1/4 acre is alot of tilling.

Comment on Garden cultivating by Steve

Steve — Wed, 27 May 2009 01:35:00 +0000

You guys should do an entry about your non-stock animals. I really think they’d enjoy having a bit of a spotlight on them and the services they provide to the farm.