Re: New growing location
Gary,
Hopefully you will be able to find some straw in that old
barn. Straw is also good mulch, and contains little weed
seed. The straw is what is left after the combine has come
through and harvested all the grain, just leaving the stalks
of wheat. It is usually used as bedding for animals.
Don't be surprised if you have to add a lot back to the
soil, as farming can be very draining on soil over years and
years of farming. I have seen some farms where good topsoil
gets very sandy and poor, due to improper care of the soil.
Don't use hay though, as that is FULL of weed seed.
Tom
Gary Grunow wrote:
> I will be moving in the near future from the city to the
> country. Last year, I grew my 503.5lber along with a
> 325lber that had a very late start, in my extra lot next
> to me that I owned. The garden was 30'x60' and only
> accodomated two plants. Then last fall, I expanded it to
> 35'x80' and was hoping to get three plants in there. I
> also added a ton of leaves and manure along with a soil
> test preparing for the next growing season. All that hard
> work to preparing, only to move. What a shame! The good
> news is the new place I bought is in the country and
> includes a barn, two silos, and ten acres of land. Yes,
> ten acres of land that was used for farming. The bad news
> is that I have to start all over with the soil
> preparation. Is there anything that would give the soil a
> great boost so that I can plant this spring? I won't be
> able to till until around April 1. I used leaves as a
> source of micronutrients, but was added in the fall. Is
> there anything else that would be comparable to leaves
> that will give me a good source of micronutrients that I
> can add this spring? Any kind of advice for preparing
> this new land and any other kind of advice about numbers
> of plants or anything else would be appreciated!!!!!!
> Thanks. Gary Grunow and family
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