Looks like we finally have good weather for starting the garden. Perhaps a bit late in the season but we had to wait for the soil to dry out enough to till. Looks like we are there and no rain forecast till Monday :)
Got a start on this by working this evening (after the day job) on the tractor to move the barn compost pile and the purchased for the trees but leftover compost pile to the garden. I just used the front loader to spread it around a bit, and ended up pretty much covering the entire garden from the two piles. The barn compost was amazing quality. Down a couple feet was pure rich black moist soil, better than you can buy anywhere! This should really beef up the garden soil even more than last year.
Next project is getting the tiller ready for the year. I like to sharpen the tines and service the engine at the start of the season. Unfortunately my brand new Hitachi air compressor died completely today so the air powered grinder isn't an option. Something new to deal with... but I finished the job with the Dremel tool I bought to cut rocks with Hunter. It did a pretty good job putting an edge on the tines. Why put a sharp edge on tiller tines? Well, the first tilling involves tilling under the winter growth of weeds and such. I find that sharpening those tines to a knife edge will slice through the stalks and grass much easier, leaving nice soft dirt behind in fewer passes.
Follow along our adventure as we make the transition from corporate city life to the world of natural farming. Each day brings a new experience and brings us to a deeper understanding about the life and spirit that made America great. At our farm we do our best to give the animals we raise a natural, free, happy, stressfree lifestyle. Our mission is to learn and share how to manage a farming operation that is both profitable and humane.
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