Besides getting our seeds lined up and my garden notebook worked on, we’re also figuring out how to make our five acres of gardens easier to work as we’re not getting any younger. (My replacement knees aren’t so wonderful … yet.) I found a couple of helpers online. One is the Duc plow. I’m not an easy sell for garden stuff, especially what I find on Facebook, as there are just so many scams there. But, after researching the Duc plow, I went ahead and ordered one. This is a hand-drawn small, very sharp plow which can make furrows and also hill crops such as corn and beans, reducing the small weed population between the plants, much like hilling potatoes does. I did notice it worked easier when used in previously tilled soil.
So, when I saw a new-to-me cultivator, I also ordered two. These are very sharp teeth on a bar that are worked just below the soil. I asked Will if he would build a bar to hold them, which I could fasten behind the riding mower. He said it would be easy. I ordered two at $32 each. I think I’ll get two so I can draw it down a row in one pass to loosen the soil and kill weeds. Now I see Temu has it for a little over $11. Sorry, but I don’t have a name brand for it.
I’ve got to move some of my Angel Trumpets I’m overwintering in the living room windows as in a week I’ll be starting my peppers. Boy will spring seem close then! Personally, I can’t wait! — Jackie
