Ed Kennell 35,857 #1 Posted June 6, 2019 I moved few horses out to clean my heated winter shop in the basement. Then took my first WH...the C-120 Tecky for a ride and mowed some trails. My Amish neighbor has the entire farm planted and irrigated with fertilized water. The sweet corn and cabbage show the results. The big corporate farmer that leases the adjacent farm spreads dry granular fertilizer on his field corn. Heading home. To find the corn being sprayed. Just another day in the neighborhood! Thanks for riding along. 9 17 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mows4three 825 #2 Posted June 6, 2019 I like your corner of PA, Ed. But, I gotta tell you, those are some big black snakes in those pictures. Dang! Hate to tangle with one of them. Ha! Dave 4 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Achto 26,576 #3 Posted June 6, 2019 What a difference between there & here. You can just start to see the rows popping up in most of corn fields up here. 2 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,332 #4 Posted June 6, 2019 Good lookin crops !! Sweet corn and Sauerkraut !! MMMMM !! Hey the herd looks great too! 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,857 #5 Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) The sweet corn was planted under plastic and in 2 weeks it was about 4-5 inches tall and pushing up the plastic, The plastic was then pulled off and the irrigation piping was rolled out. When he started to feed the fertilized water, the corn really took off. For the cabbage, the piping was laid first, the plastic was put down, then the cabbage seedlings were planted thru the plastic by hand with a "wagon wheel" planter where the spokes of the wagon wheel poked the holes and injected liquid fertilizer in each hole. A plant was then stuck I each mud hole. Planting cabbage thru the plastic. Look close, you can see Mrs. Fisher sitting low behind the planter. Installing the piping in the corn. A line was pulled down each pair of rows. Edited June 6, 2019 by Ed Kennell 4 3 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Tuul Crib 7,332 #6 Posted June 6, 2019 Simple life ! I envy these people. They are hard workers . The ones up in lowa where l grew up didnt use electricity cars or tractors true horse power. Any ideas what they are fertilizing with ? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
formariz 11,863 #7 Posted June 6, 2019 Looks like you live next to Heaven. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pullstart 59,750 #8 Posted June 6, 2019 Here, most fields are still too wet to plant 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ACman 7,525 #9 Posted June 6, 2019 .... not much planted around here and what they did get in is under water or washed away . Don’t know how the farmers are going to make it especially when prices are already low . 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stormin 9,975 #10 Posted June 6, 2019 Looks a grand place to live, Ed. Wish I had so much room to play in. Not that I'm envious one little bit. 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lynnmor 6,798 #11 Posted June 6, 2019 I have Amish farming on two sides of my property, you don’t want to know how those fields are fertilized. 7 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer 1,872 #12 Posted June 6, 2019 6 hours ago, Ed Kennell said: I moved few horses out to clean my heated winter shop in the basement. Then took my first WH...the C-120 Tecky for a ride and mowed some trails. My Amish neighbor has the entire farm planted and irrigated with fertilized water. The sweet corn and cabbage show the results. The big corporate farmer that leases the adjacent farm spreads dry granular fertilizer on his field corn. Heading home. To find the corn being sprayed. Just another day in the neighborhood! Thanks for riding along. Is that a front mount tiller I see? Would love to see a picture of that view! 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,857 #13 Posted June 6, 2019 (edited) Don't try to buy one. I made this one from a walk behind tiller and a plow frame. One of a kind. Edited June 6, 2019 by Ed Kennell 5 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jennifer 1,872 #14 Posted June 9, 2019 On 6/6/2019 at 4:17 PM, Ed Kennell said: Don't try to buy one. I made this one from a walk behind tiller and a plow frame. One of a kind. How do you like it? Work well? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,857 #15 Posted June 9, 2019 For tilling around the buildings where I have blackberry, strawberry, raspberry, and flower beds, it works great. I can easily see what I am tilling. I actually pull in close to the building and till in reverse.. For a large open garden, it would not be as efficient as a larger rear mounted tiller. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jammankel 24 #16 Posted June 11, 2019 is that a front mount tiller? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ed Kennell 35,857 #17 Posted June 12, 2019 1 hour ago, jammankel said: is that a front mount tiller? Sure is, read the posts above yours. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites