Opening up land for a garden and orchard

[BCrouse]

Birds!

Might be. It looks more like something chomped trenches into it

 

[BCrouse]

Go to run the tiller through the newly plowed expansion. Then worked it over with the landscaper rake. Man that was rough. So many rocks and roots. Its still not where it needs to be to plant, but its getting better.

Material the landscape rake pulled out. I had to constantly pull the 3pt up, back up and lower the 3pt every 5-8ft to really start removing debris. It was like sweeping with a giant motorized broom. Are my expectations wrong that the dirt should go through the tines and the rocks and roots should be the only thing in the piles? Seem to be catching way more dirt than what I want.

And now for a little "As the crops grow"

Turnips

Dino Kale

 

[BCrouse]

Of all the things I've planted, the sunflowers were not the ones I expected the deer to eat.

Rascals....

 

[GAFarmer2]

I guess now's a bad time to tell you deer love sunflowers.

Have you tried taking every other tooth out of the landscape rake? It has helped some folks with the dirt dragging issue, you just can't catch the smallest of the small stuff.

 

[BCrouse]

I guess now's a bad time to tell you deer love sunflowers.

Have you tried taking every other tooth out of the landscape rake? It has helped some folks with the dirt dragging issue, you just can't catch the smallest of the small stuff.

I haven't tried removing any tines. For the moment I've stopped progress. Need to think about that field.

 

[BCrouse]

The turnips are growing pretty well.

Kale and Dino Kale growing too

Rye still growing.

Had a visitor, in the side ruff.

 

[BCrouse]

The Kale is doing well. That rain helped.

Just a lil guy. Wonder where momma has it hidden.

Cherries are ripe

Serviceberries are ripe to (or Snozzberries as my kids call them)

And had some of the wildflowers actually flower. Thought they were all duds.

 

[BCrouse]

Some of the turnips needed to be thinned out. They were a little small, but I wanted to give the others more room to grow

Some of the wildflowers are blooming

Oh and some stuff I didnt plant is ready for eating

 

[BCrouse]

Clearing some more land.

I hate bushhoggin the furry vines.....

 

[Luke'sScreenName]

Clearing some more land.

I hate bushhoggin the furry vines.....

That would put me in the hospital or ground. Goodluck!