New Garden Plot
Hello everyone, I am new to the blog and this is my first post.
I am working on making a new garden plot. This one is about 50′ by 25′. I used a Brinly cultivator to break the soil, its mostly clay. The soil is not too hard since it rained a few days ago. The black bag on top of the cultivator (2nd picture) is a 50 pound weight so it can dig deeper.
After a few passes with the cultivator, I used a Brinly plow to make furrows. Now, there are different methods I am using for planting (raised beds, no till, straw mulch, seasonal rain, drip irrigation, etc). The reason I made furrows it’s because this garden is on a slope. I am not sure you can tell but opposite to the tractor I made a swale a few months ago in order to stop erosion. I also planted orange trees on the edge of the swale as well.
It will be raining this week so I hope to get out and plant as soon as it stops raining. The plan is to plant corn, beans and squash, maybe some onions on the edges to “try” to deter gophers (which is another post in its entirety). I will follow up in a couple of weeks and show you any progress I’ve made. If you have any comments, advice, constructive criticism, they are all welcome. Thanks!