When we closed on the farm in December, I envisioned a field full of ripening tomatoes and feathery lettuces by this time of year. Instead we have one large overgrown meadow and two small patches of scrappy peas and overgrown sunflowers. I knew getting things planted would be more work than I could anticipate, and I guess I was right. So here are the things I’d like to do before next spring so that we have everything in order for next year’s planting:
- get soil tested
- mow and dig under the meadow (so the overgrowth this year can fertilize the soil over winter)
- dig in fenceposts for deer fencing
- repair electric fence around the pasture
- clean out the barn
- propagate apples
- fix well pump in pasture and set up irrigation system
- learn something about planting
Are we forgetting anything? Want to help?
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