[–] totes_magotes [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
It's only been the last week that night temps have been safe to plant where I am. Rented a tiller Sunday, it rained like a banshee for 3 minutes in the middle of it. Of course, you don't till wet soil but things really weren't too wet. I went out there after work today and it had halfway compacted back down to about 5 inches below the old surface so that I have zero to 3 inches of top soil broken up. Now I either have to get out there with a shovel and break up the "not quite as compact" soil or rent another freakin tiller. I got about 1/4 of it broken up today after work in about... maybe 45 minutes. And it's working out the soreness from where I wrestled with the tiller on Sunday (before tying it to my riding mower and pulling it that way). But I figure that instead of planting everything in one weekend, I'll plant a couple of things every day after work. Two tomato plants one day, a pepper and cucumber plant the next, throw down some sunflower and cord seeds one day, another row the next week. Spreads everything out so that I don't have everything all at once and then wondering how I'm going to keep it all from spoiling before I can do anything about it.
While I'm out there, my dog found and routed a mole out of the garden plot and killed it until it was dead. And then rubbed all over it. He's a good boy. My only concern is that I never found the body and he was lightly heaving about 10 minutes later so I can't help but wonder if he swallowed the thing whole.
[–] TheBuddha 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I have a big ol' tractor. Well, not that big. I have a nice one! I have the L6060. I just use the furrower and shit spreader from the neighboring farm. I'm already tucked into the couch and on a tablet, else I'd go into more details. But, the neighboring farm is going to belong to me pretty soon. I'm waiting for the funds to finish transferring and the papers get signed on Monday, the 14th.
So, I'll then own a few more tractors AND I will own a giant excavator. I plan on trying to throw a car with it. I'm not even kidding.
But, that's mostly a business deal and I won't actually be doing the work on the farm. There are already some employees, but I'll need to hire two more. As I'm woefully unqualified, I will just oversee the hiring. There's a manager who can take care of that and he knows more about farming than I ever will.
[–] totes_magotes [S] 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago (edited ago)
Employ yourself in a way that makes you learn from them (as opposed to doing hard work). In other words, you're helping out but learning instead of wondering what you're going to do with all of that stuff if people can't make it in because the apocalypse, 10 feet of snow, or whatever.
Also, you'd better get a video of throwing the car.