Only on the farm do we get excited about machinery. We ordered a machine called a Lilliston Rolling Cultivator. It is used to get rid of the weeds in the crop beds. Right now, we are running it down the rows to turn the young weeds. When they begin to grow again in a couple of weeks, we will till them again. The idea is that they will eventually stop growing the huge amount of weeds and we can plant seeds on those rows without "losing" them in the weeds. Later in the year, we can run it down the rows between the crops to clear weeds and break up the soil to give the roots more oxygen and water.
It's still really cold in the mornings - 18 degrees this morning along with fog. Brrrrrr. This cold is really important for the fruit trees as they have to have so many "frost hours" to produce. The days have been nice - up to the 60's. If we can't have rain, at least we have nice afternoons.
I have some great pictures to show you in the next couple of days. We had a "suprise visitor" to the neighborhood. Keep in touch and don't shop till you drop.
If men liked shopping, they'd call it research. ~Cynthia Nelms
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