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grayghost668 said:
growing potted tomatoes,,,,,how big a pot do you need,will a 5 gallon bucket do the trick
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Also, don't fill the bucket completely before planting. When the plant it ten inches tall, add more dirt. The potatoes form best in this additional layering. I like to add straw and other biodegradable material to keep the soil loose for the tubers to grow in. One thing I can say for certain with potatoes is they give you more bang for your buck than any other plant. They'd are really easy to grow and produce a lot of food, that can be made into an endless variety of dishes. They also store really well, and are easy to can too.
 
Seems like, back in the day, my mom got somebody to plow it, then disc it, then I had the tiller. All day. Then, the next day we planted. It sucked, but we did manage to have a huge crop.
 
WGregMiller said:
Seems like, back in the day, my mom got somebody to plow it, then disc it, then I had the tiller. All day. Then, the next day we planted. It sucked, but we did manage to have a huge crop.
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yeah,it would take more than a small tiller ,a 30 hp tractor with a tiller would be the ticket,I had one 20 years ago I wish I still did
 
WGregMiller said:
Work, yeah. When we did the acre a long time ago, we had 2 years of food, easy. I'm thinking that if we could do that again, you garden hard one year and garden easy the next...
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That also helps factor in the bad years. I've had a problem getting the more delicate veggies to survive in the heat the last two years in a row. One good thing about growing too much is you can always share some of it. If you don't grow enough there's not much you can do. One thing about a bigger space though is you need more equipment. I just tilled more ground up with a walk behind tiller and it beat me up pretty good. I have to get some kind of tiller for the tractor before long as I do plan to expand some.
 
grayghost668 said:
yeah,it would take more than a small tiller ,a 30 hp tractor with a tiller would be the ticket,I had one 20 years ago I wish I still did
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I've been debating about either getting a tiller for my tractor or a walk behind tiller. My tractor is 65 hp. A good walk behind tiller costs about as much as one for the tractor.
 
Brent S said:
No contest, tractors wearing out is better than your back....
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Anyone know much about what kind of tillers work well with a three point hitch? I haven't begun to look into it yet, but allready know that's the way I want to go. My tractor is only 23 hp, and I'll have to take the backhoe off for it, but the walk behind is brutal.
 
Brent S said:
Anyone know much about what kind of tillers work well with a three point hitch? I haven't begun to look into it yet, but allready know that's the way I want to go. My tractor is only 23 hp, and I'll have to take the backhoe off for it, but the walk behind is brutal.
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In the Northern Tool catalog they have a 49" 3 point tiller for 30hp max tractor for $1000. And the one for my tractor is 71" for $1500. Not bad prices, but you may find a used one in your area cheaper.
 
Arcticdude said:
In the Northern Tool catalog they have a 49" 3 point tiller for 30hp max tractor for $1000. And the one for my tractor is 71" for $1500. Not bad prices, but you may find a used one in your area cheaper.
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I'll start looking soon. Used is more my style, and craigslist is great!
 
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