Niner
10-11-2014, 07:41 AM
As usual, I'm late again this year getting my food plots in down at The Farm.
Last weekend the stars aligned (and my pain level was down to about a 1), and we went down for the first time in a while.
It is amazing how high weeds and grasses will get when left uncut for most of a wet summer!!!
Di's tractor had the finish mower connected....as it ALWAYS does. Mine had the 5ft roto-tiller attached. It took a while to get mine cranked (needs a new battery I think), so I didn't really want to take a lot of time taking it off and connecting the bush hog.
SO, we decided that Di would mow the driveway and around the gate and I would see how the tiller would do against five foot high weeds.
I drove down to the first plot engaged the PTO. Lowered the tiller. And proceeded in first gear/low range. To my amazement, the tiller chopped up the stuff and left a nice, fine powdery dirt trail behind.
I'm "only" going to do three plots this year. Prolly about 2.5 to 3 acres I'd guess. I got most of it done last Sunday. I've got one more to do ( the largest). Weather permitting, the plan is to go down and till the last one, and get everything planted tomorrow. Got a teenie chance of rain next week.
Planting oats, plus I got several bags of "plot seeds" on clearance at the Walmart last year. I've had them in the fridge in the basement ever since. I hope they are still viable. Lots of wheat, peas, rape, and chickory. We'll see how it does.
Last weekend the stars aligned (and my pain level was down to about a 1), and we went down for the first time in a while.
It is amazing how high weeds and grasses will get when left uncut for most of a wet summer!!!
Di's tractor had the finish mower connected....as it ALWAYS does. Mine had the 5ft roto-tiller attached. It took a while to get mine cranked (needs a new battery I think), so I didn't really want to take a lot of time taking it off and connecting the bush hog.
SO, we decided that Di would mow the driveway and around the gate and I would see how the tiller would do against five foot high weeds.
I drove down to the first plot engaged the PTO. Lowered the tiller. And proceeded in first gear/low range. To my amazement, the tiller chopped up the stuff and left a nice, fine powdery dirt trail behind.
I'm "only" going to do three plots this year. Prolly about 2.5 to 3 acres I'd guess. I got most of it done last Sunday. I've got one more to do ( the largest). Weather permitting, the plan is to go down and till the last one, and get everything planted tomorrow. Got a teenie chance of rain next week.
Planting oats, plus I got several bags of "plot seeds" on clearance at the Walmart last year. I've had them in the fridge in the basement ever since. I hope they are still viable. Lots of wheat, peas, rape, and chickory. We'll see how it does.