Putting the old girl to work

[Barnyard]

I thought I better get my plowing done before the rains come here in SW Ohio..

[Bob McCarty]

Looks like you had some good seat time. Send the rain here!!!

[Greenthumbfarms]

Looks like you had some good seat time. Send the rain here!!!

Come take some of our rain, Bob! 3 inches came today and rain predicted through Saturday

[SamsFarm]

Dry dirt!

[69ranger]

Looks like the moisture was about right, and it was plowing pretty good. That is a pretty big garden, by the way.

I plowed our garden last fall with Dad's cub, and disk plow. It was a little bit wet, and had been 3 years since it had been plowed.
Waiting for the rains to stop, now so we can plant some onions and other early stuff.

[JustJim]

Enjoyed your video- I'd give my eye teeth for some flat, tillable ground like yours!

One thing though, your "supervisor" needs to quit barking at you. Tell him you'll get the job done by quitting time!

[Bill E Bob]

Sure glad you weren't talking about Rosie

[tst]

every day here its rain or snow here, we got 5 " since yesterday of rain

[Stanton]

Great video! Thanks for sharing it--I really enjoyed it.

Also noticed the great "help" you had along the way, especially your training coach. I saw where your dog was barking (mostly) when you were actually plowing and not so much when traveling back to the other end of the plot. Ahhh, just like a coach to bear down on you when your in the midst of working out. Seriously, looks like you got it done ahead of the rain and in good shape.

Not knowing whether I'd have the strength during chemo to actually garden or not, I went ahead an err'd on the side of optimism and plowed up a spot last Fall; about a third of what you did. The winter weather played its part to break the Missouri clay dirt clots down so when I used the two-gang disc this Spring, it looked like I'd roto-tilled it. Got my potatoes and onions in on St. Patrick's Day. First onion is just coming up.

Wish you success with your garden this year, Bill.

[Barnyard]

The garden is 30 by 80. That is about 1/3 of years past. I will probably have a plow day in the other 2/3 at the Bash for the women. They enjoyed that last year.

[Don McCombs]

What will you plant, Bill?

[Barnyard]

What will you plant, Bill?

Corn, beans and tomatoes plus whatever Rosanne decides later. I just talked to a lady with a lot of aged fertilizer that is the consistency of top soil. I'm going to get a load to disk in.

[Don McCombs]

Composted manure is great. But, watch out for the weed seeds.

[Barnyard]

Composted manure is great. But, watch out for the weed seeds.

Don, it is horse manure. I should have said that.

[Waif]

Fertilizer costs this spring , composted /well aged manure would be quite welcome here. Even horse manure. Though I'd take it two years old given the choice. And IF it wasn't seedy year one it could add heat , and make some stuff "shoot" if too lively. Not always a good thing.
I'm no tomato fan but found one out of a greenhouse early spring with the only stock around was horses for manure (and those folks used it) and it was about like tasting fried water.

She's turning soil well for ya Barnyard!