It has been a super year already in 2020 at Sister Moon Gardens! I invested in a new BCS 739 hand tractor with a 32” Power Harrow, a 30” flail mower and a rotary plow. I’ve discovered over the past 2 years that this farmer needs more help prepping the fields and beds. Then I can get to the fun part faster - planting and growing. This is going to be a total game changer for me and I look forward to opening up the soil under the high tunnel soon.
Speaking of the high tunnel, I did a soil test on that area plus the field outside of it. I got my results and talked with a soil consultant at Concentrates, Inc. and he helped put together a beginning plan for this season. More lime and Azomite to start. Then feather meal, fish bone meal and potash just before the first plowing. As you can imagine with old Christmas tree land, the soil was pretty depleted. This will amp it up when combined with the quality compost I have. I’m excited to get into it!
And get into it, I will, with my new seeds from Johnny’s and Territorial. With these and others from last year, I’ll put together the planting plan soon and start putting seeds in next month. I’m hoping to put a propagation hut inside the high tunnel to expand the space available for plant starts this year. Our super fabulous glass greenhouse at home is just too small for my growing operation. With the addition of the high tunnel, I can begin my season a lot sooner than before. You’ll see Sister Moon Gardens greens at Harmony sooner than last year.
