C-101plowerpower 1,589 #1 Posted July 28, 2015 i recently bought a moldboard plow and today was the first test 10 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
muz123 1,182 #2 Posted July 28, 2015 Looks like it diggs in pretty good! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AMC RULES 36,934 #3 Posted July 28, 2015 Looks like you've got it working pretty good too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,559 #4 Posted July 28, 2015 I love plowing. Too bad we can't do it at the show. Awesome Koen! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,514 #5 Posted July 28, 2015 40+ years ago, 8 hp Horse plowed.Never considered any other "rider."Your plowing looks great! To be expected! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #6 Posted July 29, 2015 Good looking dirt, too. Looks like you are mixing in some sand? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,514 #7 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Good looking dirt, too. Looks like you are mixing in some sand? Sand? Great for any garden (or lawn)! Improves drainage, warms up in spring permitting earlier planting. Keeps the plants feet warm on chilly nights.Gypsum is another soil conditioner ( http://www.usagypsum.com/agricultural-gypsum.aspx ). Gypsum works!I covered an acre of grass lawn with sand, looked like a beach, the moving earth swallows the sand and presto, heavy turf grasses that limit weed growth.Sand piled around a foundation will permit water to drain by limiting the hydraulic water pressure against the structure.Sorry, a past agronomy student, Penn State. Edited July 29, 2015 by Tankman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #8 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Good looking dirt, too. Looks like you are mixing in some sand? Sand? Great for any garden! Improves drainage, warms up in spring permitting earlier planting. Keeps the plants feet warm on chilly nights.Gypsum is another soil conditioner ( http://www.usagypsum.com/agricultural-gypsum.aspx ) Yep, I knew why, was just confirming that is what I was looking at. Although I didn't know it made a temperature difference Edited July 29, 2015 by WNYPCRepair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,514 #9 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Good looking dirt, too. Looks like you are mixing in some sand? Sand? Great for any garden! Improves drainage, warms up in spring permitting earlier planting. Keeps the plants feet warm on chilly nights.Gypsum is another soil conditioner ( http://www.usagypsum.com/agricultural-gypsum.aspx ) Yep, I knew why, was just confirming that is what I was looking at. Although I didn't know it made a temperature difference Think of the sandy soil in "Joisey." NY tomato is the same as the larger NJ tomato. Better drainage and warm roots in NJ = Earlier planting. Edited July 29, 2015 by Tankman 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #10 Posted July 29, 2015 Something is eating my tomatoes as soon as they start to turn red. Grrr!!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,514 #11 Posted July 29, 2015 Something is eating my tomatoes as soon as they start to turn red. Grrr!!!!! Might be something living in damp soil? Poor drainage.Bacteria and bugs like warm, moist, dark places. Improve the drainage so the bacteria won't have a feast in your plot. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #12 Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) No, this is something at least the size of a mouse. Eats almost the whole tomato Edited July 29, 2015 by WNYPCRepair Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kegler 68 #13 Posted July 29, 2015 You do want to be careful what kind of soil you add sand to. Our heave clay soil and sand make MORTAR! You also need a LOT of organic matter too loosen it up..LOL! Nice plowing job, I have mine loose enough now that I just run through it with a pull behind cultivator. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
C-101plowerpower 1,589 #14 Posted July 29, 2015 i'll have to say this was really really hard soil. never been plowed and driven over with big tractors a lot Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #15 Posted July 29, 2015 No, this is something at least the size of a mouse. Eats almost the whole tomato Another 3 eaten/damaged this morning. I am starting to consider birds too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lane Ranger 10,426 #16 Posted July 29, 2015 The something eating my tomatoes is probably a rabbit! I saw several yesterday - Big chunks bitten out of the low hanging fruit! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #17 Posted July 29, 2015 The something eating my tomatoes is probably a rabbit! I saw several yesterday - Big chunks bitten out of the low hanging fruit! I suppose maybe a rabbit could jump a 4' fence. Lets see how they do after I completely enclose it today 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #18 Posted July 29, 2015 Spent the day building a cage around my garden, including the roof. Then I noticed a tunnel coming under the wooden fence at one side, so I think it is mice. So I buried 1/4" hardware cloth on the outside of the fence. If he gets them now, I guess he earned them 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,514 #19 Posted July 30, 2015 Four years at Camp Lejeune, got pretty good with my M14. That'll do the trick or try your M1911-A1, scare 'em to death! Guess the poor mice had a rough winter in Buffalo. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #20 Posted July 30, 2015 Four years at Camp Lejeune, got pretty good with my M14. That'll do the trick or try your M1911-A1, scare 'em to death! Guess the poor mice had a rough winter in Buffalo. Have to be able to see them. :) I have a very nice pellet rifle with laser and red light, scope, etc. but if I can't see a target...... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
squonk 38,559 #21 Posted July 30, 2015 Wife had to put a fence around her garden as well. My lab kept stealing zucchini and beets and my beagle keeps raiding the tomatoes. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tankman 3,514 #22 Posted July 30, 2015 Four years at Camp Lejeune, got pretty good with my M14. That'll do the trick or try your M1911-A1, scare 'em to death! Guess the poor mice had a rough winter in Buffalo. Have to be able to see them. I have a very nice pellet rifle with laser and red light, scope, etc. but if I can't see a target...... My German Fienwerkbau needs to see the target. Perhaps scarecrows? I mean Feline Scarecats? 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
WNYPCRepair 1,875 #23 Posted July 30, 2015 I thought about kidnapping the neighbors cat who hunts my yard and tossing him in the garden for a day or two, but figure he'll destroy the garden trying to get out. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites