I’m Scott and I’ve been lurking around this site for a few months so I just wanted to introduce myself and show what I’ve been doing for the past few years. For some strange reason I decided I wanted to try my hand at gardening. I have 10 acres that was planted pines when I bought this place 7 years ago. I started year 1 by having the trees removed and the stumps dug out in the front ½ of the property. Over the next few years I did the same to the back ½. I’ve planted blueberries & blackberries in the front along with a few raised beds. In 2012 I had about 2 acres cleared and ready in the back so I planted tomatoes and bell peppers to see how things would grow. Well, the deer cleaned me out within the week so it was all stop for planting anything. I spent the rest of the year, and the 1st of 2013, clearing the remainder of the property and ended up with about 3.5 acres of cultivated land. From March of 2013 till March of this year I put an 8’ fence around the entire property to keep the deer out (it works well). I planted about an acre this spring; tomatoes, peas, butterbeans, okra, bell peppers, squash & green beans. Everything grew well except the tomatoes and the green beans. I sent another soil sample off (extension agent this time) and the ph was way low as was calcium. I turned the soil yesterday and today to prep for next spring (advice on here states that a poor job in the fall is better than a great job in the spring). I have a local guy coming out this week to put out lime according to the sample results. I also have a tunnel that I just completed 2 weeks ago and I’m going to put in some type of winter crop next week when I have some time. I do have 2 old tractors, a Ford 941 and an IH 140 (I have a 50 somethin’ year old buttocks that has a tendency to drag sometimes). I’ve got a lot to learn about farming/gardening and hopefully I’ll have something to share as I go.
Thanks for reading this long post,
Scott
Thanks for reading this long post,
Scott