[AT] Off topic but tractor related

[charlie hill]

Thanks John.  Good suggestions.  Planting more squash and zucchini is a good 
plan.  Actually because of the amount of trees in my yard, I'm having to 
plant my garden in small plots that get adequate sunlight.  that means  I 
can't really work the plots with a tractor.  A disc or plow doesn't work too 
well when you only pull it one tractor length.  grins.  What I've been doing 
is tilling the plots up with a garden tiller.   I've only got about 6" of 
loamy sand before I get to pure yellow sand and it's so dry this year that 
the soil is dry at the bottom of that 6 inches and only damp above that from 
water I spray on almost every day with a garden hose.  I've got access to 
all the horse manure I need and I think I'll try to add some organic matter 
and till that in down into the yellow sand.  As I said, this is an 
experiment.  I don't mind telling you (without tying to be political) that I 
am worried about the state of the economy and where our country is headed 
and I'm trying to prepare to grow as much of my food as I can.

This years garden is a test of my rusty skills and of the capability of this 
sand hill I live on.  I've got seed put back for following years.   I asked 
for a pressure canner for Christmas and Santa was nice enough to provide it 
so I want to try those skills out this year too.

Charlie

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From: "john hall" <jtchall at nc.rr.com>
Sent: Thursday, July 08, 2010 5:33 PM
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group" <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Subject: Re: [AT] Off topic but tractor related

> Charlie, I planted more squash, zucchini and cucumbers about 3 weeks ago. 
> I
> planted another batch of them this past Mon.----never tried planting them
> this time of the year. About the first of August we'll plant more snap
> beans, squash and zucchini--It should come in 1-2 weeks before frost.
> Probably plant some peas as soon as the Silver Queen corn is done in about 
> 2
> weeks. We probably frost about 1-2 weeks befor you. Of course if we don't
> get some rain we won't be planting anything else this year!
>
> I don't know about the practices where you are but we tear up our gardens
> pretty deep with the chisel plow behind the 4020 in the early spring. Not
> certain what you need to do in that sand.
>
> If you put in a crop of turnips for cover crop this fall, don't let them 
> get
> too big or you'll have a heck of a time getting your land in order next
> spring. You'll probably want to cut them up in mid Feb.
>
> Our rule of thumb on potatoes is to plant them between the Sweet Sixteen 
> and
> the Final Four.
>
> John Hall
>
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