I got a new battery for the old ford tractor this morning. They no longer make the one designed for it but it really doesn’t matter. A regular automotive battery with high cranking amps works just fine. It just doesn’t fit in the swing out battery tray properly. I need to make a new securing frame out of a few welding rods, it'll be fine.
I’m letting dad pick and choose what to plant this year. It’ll be good for him to stay involved, be in charge. He wanted to plant onions and red potatoes today.
In town I discovered no one locally has onions by the bunch this year. They can only be purchased like collard plants in little cups or by bulbs. I’ll worry about that tomorrow.
I bought dad a pound of G-90 sweetcorn in town, still have about a 1/4 pound of peaches and cream sweet corn seed left over from last year so we’re set there. I also have 3 kinds of watermelon seed and some cantaloupe seed from last year. I think I have okra, peas, butterbean seed leftover. I need to go through it all and see exactly what I do have.
I bought a peck of red potatoes this morning, almost 3 rows in the garden. I’d saved Idaho potatoes from the kitchen that had sprouted, just enough to finish the 3rd row and plant a 4th. 344ft total (86ft x 4). I plan to hand drop about 50lbs of crushed volcanic rock and 30 or so pounds of 13-13-13 on them tomorrow. I’m supposed to get a big rain Monday, just in time.
My two pots of Solomon’s Seal is finally up, was starting to get worried, they were late in sprouting. I need to think about finding a permanent home for them, get them out of the planter. Hopefully I’ll have enough root to make tincture by next year. In the meantime have plenty of tincture I got from a friend. The yarrow is sending up new fronds. They should have had a permanent home last year, definitely getting one soon.
I got my potting soil mixing tray out of the barn. I’ll mix up a batch. Unsure what to grow on the porch this year. I made plenty of lemon balm and catnip tincture last summer so I’m good there. I did pick up a few cilantro plants to use in the kitchen. I also have plantain that came up volunteer in one pot. I think I’ll keep it growing since it can be hard to find in the wild where it isn’t adversely affected by mankind.
Anyway, today was a good start, got to figure out the onion thing though.
I’m letting dad pick and choose what to plant this year. It’ll be good for him to stay involved, be in charge. He wanted to plant onions and red potatoes today.
In town I discovered no one locally has onions by the bunch this year. They can only be purchased like collard plants in little cups or by bulbs. I’ll worry about that tomorrow.
I bought dad a pound of G-90 sweetcorn in town, still have about a 1/4 pound of peaches and cream sweet corn seed left over from last year so we’re set there. I also have 3 kinds of watermelon seed and some cantaloupe seed from last year. I think I have okra, peas, butterbean seed leftover. I need to go through it all and see exactly what I do have.
I bought a peck of red potatoes this morning, almost 3 rows in the garden. I’d saved Idaho potatoes from the kitchen that had sprouted, just enough to finish the 3rd row and plant a 4th. 344ft total (86ft x 4). I plan to hand drop about 50lbs of crushed volcanic rock and 30 or so pounds of 13-13-13 on them tomorrow. I’m supposed to get a big rain Monday, just in time.
My two pots of Solomon’s Seal is finally up, was starting to get worried, they were late in sprouting. I need to think about finding a permanent home for them, get them out of the planter. Hopefully I’ll have enough root to make tincture by next year. In the meantime have plenty of tincture I got from a friend. The yarrow is sending up new fronds. They should have had a permanent home last year, definitely getting one soon.
I got my potting soil mixing tray out of the barn. I’ll mix up a batch. Unsure what to grow on the porch this year. I made plenty of lemon balm and catnip tincture last summer so I’m good there. I did pick up a few cilantro plants to use in the kitchen. I also have plantain that came up volunteer in one pot. I think I’ll keep it growing since it can be hard to find in the wild where it isn’t adversely affected by mankind.
Anyway, today was a good start, got to figure out the onion thing though.
no big deal .So I raked it off again and he planted seeds yesterday while I weeded mound.
