Well we got things started today with the garden today planted about 45 lbs of potatoes a bunch of onions, beets, turnips , carrots and some sther things I really aint sure of but hope it turns out good.
Got the cultivators back on red for laying off rows.
Hit the ground one more lick drug it back down and was ready to go.
Layed some rows off and got the potatoes in.
Brandon and my daughter in law dropping seed she's a hard worker.
Though the evening had it's "moments" i.e. front cultivator mounting on the right side.... haha.... it was a great time and very satisfying whenever we finished up and could look out and still see an empty field... but knew that there were seeds in it. Thanks again, Dad.
Good start Gordon.I'll be doing that today. Only not as big of spot.
We had quarter acre garden, and half as big tater and melon patch to feed four kids when I was one.
Now it's a 60'x 20' garden. Enough for two, and no where near as much work.
I got four pounds of taters, cherry and icicle radishes, yellow and white onions, and carrots. going in today.
Two weeks from now I'll plant my maters, peppers, corn, and beans. Add a couple of rows of corn every two weeks 'till I run outta room.
An uncommon early May freeze in the middle of KY last night with a low of 29 degrees.
There has been only four times it has gotten below 32 in my part of KY in my 60 years according to the local weather gurus.
May 10 1966, May 9 1976, May 7 2002 and this morning. Which set a new record low...
This article was in a local paper this morning. Here in flue cured tobacco country the amount grown has decreased rapidly over the last few years. Bulk barns and specialized tobacco equipment rust away. We grew our last crop in 2004 , the year the buyout was approved. We sold carryover 2004...
This article with pics was in a local paper yesterday. The pick-your-own operations are facing real problems unless they can adapt to current situations. A local blueberry farmer I know has already decided not to open his farm this year...
The mild winter has been kind to our late-planted collards. Some kale and turnip greens are still producing. It has been nice to have fresh backyard veggies this time of year.
I picked up a little over 100LBS of pecans this year with about 5 LBS more to go. I have 5 trees and I got about 90% from 1 tree 9% from another one and the other 3 trees didn't do hardly anything. The second tree is a harder shell and much larger than the other 4, but what is lacked in quanity...
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