Time in: 7:30am
Time out: 3:45pm
Much of the morning involved wheelbarrowing large piles of mulch into the orchard. Shown above is most, but not all, of the 120 plus tomato plants that we transplanted into 4 inch pots. They are kept, for now, in a make-shift cold frame to harden off. Soon, they will be planted in both the food forest and the front area of the Ranch...
Thursday:
Time in: 7:35am
Time out: 3:45pm
It took 1 deep spader, 2 hoers, 2 pitchforkers and about 3 days to till the 100 square foot plot shown above. First, a person with the deep spade plunges and lifts up the ground 16 inches below. Next, a couple people, with hoes in hand, come in and break up the large clods the deep spade left behind. After that, the forks help to break up the dirt clumps even further.
Below shows the 50 square foot plot at the very far end, the 100 square foot plot in the middle and the soon-to-be-tilled circular mandala plot in the front.
Below shows the 50 square foot plot at the very far end, the 100 square foot plot in the middle and the soon-to-be-tilled circular mandala plot in the front.
