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[Ward Chillington]

Looks like beautiful soil you've got too ward.

It's getting there...still too much clay..the original settlement in this area was called Rich Level" for the soil and fact that it's sorta a plateau...the tiller makes it look pretty.

 

[GFHomebrew]

If only they took care of themselves, but I wouldn't have proper time to care for them.

Hey they love love love spent grains.
Mate Chooks are a Gardner's best friends when their out of your garden lol.

They eat your scraps and bugs in your lawn lay you eggs and poop out great fertilizer just gotta compost it first.
They are great for turning over the ground as well.
I'm crazy into composting worm farming ect anything that don't make it into them goes to the Chooks.
The soldier fly that sometimes get generated in the worm farm go back to the Chooks.
I'n theory it's a closed loop system.

 

[The Brew Mentor]

Hey they love love love spent grains.
Mate Chooks are a Gardner's best friends when their out of your garden lol.

They eat your scraps and bugs in your lawn lay you eggs and poop out great fertilizer just gotta compost it first.
They are great for turning over the ground as well.
I'm crazy into composting worm farming ect anything that don't make it into them goes to the Chooks.
The soldier fly that sometimes get generated in the worm farm go back to the Chooks.
I'n theory it's a closed loop system.

We had chickens and rabbits when I was a youngster. About 15 chicken and we'll over a hundred rabbits.
I understand their benefits, but I know it's additional work too and I can't give them the time they need to keep them healthy and safe.
I'll just have to stick with mulching and composting, at least for now.

 

[Donoroto]

Currently there's a foot of compost on top of the beds, so that won't work.
Between the raised beds I have some standing water as well.
I purposely put the garden in the lowest area so runoff water keeps it watered.

I like where you are going with that. More compost (including hops maybe??) and a good rototilling a few weeks before planting, it'll be great. Maybe sand if your soil is clay, not sure what Ohio is like (Except that it's hi in the middle and round at both ends).

 

[GFHomebrew]

Sunflowers not fully in bloom yet.

Better photo after out walk

 

[FrostyBeach]

After the recent snow and rain an Iris bloomed again Nov 12. Cut it and it's in the house now since it is way below freezing.

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

My first tilling here, took 4 days, it's a start

 

[The Brew Mentor]

Going to be a while for me yet!
I'm under water and what's not a pond is frozen!

 

[Ward Chillington]

I'm in that same boat...on the same pond as you my friend! I bought some beer and chard seed yesterday but it's still too wet for them!

Meanwhile in the cellar....

 

[Ward Chillington]

I bought some BEET and chard seed yesterday.....jeez...wouldn't that be interesting.....beer seeds...thanks spell czech

 

[Donoroto]

I bought some BEET and chard seed yesterday.....jeez...wouldn't that be interesting.....beer seeds...thanks spell czech

And here I was thinking you got seeds and a six-pack. Seriously!

Beet juice for a really red ale...

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

Same boat, too wet but my startes are getting too big

 

[The Brew Mentor]

Ok, I started some seeds! Way behind, but better than nothing.

 

[GFHomebrew]

I bought some BEET and chard seed yesterday.....jeez...wouldn't that be interesting.....beer seeds...thanks spell czech

One of them Ukrainian brews has got roasted beets in it Tim Bulin linked the recipe to me.
Maybe worth a GO

I would live to see that in a glass

 

[GFHomebrew]

Just a small ginger tumeric harvest.

Must be time for some saisons

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

first 2 rows planted, its all down hill form here

 

[Ward Chillington]

Whatcha got there @Ozarks Mountain Brew ? Cabbage plants? That sandy soil reminds me of South Jersey's terra firma! I bet some asparagus would do good in that soil!

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

Cabbage cauliflower and broccoli so far, I will be planting Lettice, Okra, green beans, squash, zucchini and tomatoes, the soil is not sandy is deceiving, I have high winds here and if wet it dries looking odd, it actually has a lot of cow manure in it from cattle over time

 

[Ward Chillington]

, the soil is not sandy is deceiving, I have high winds here and if wet it dries looking odd,

Clay?

 

[Ozarks Mountain Brewery]

Clay?

black dirt mixed with manure, this was a big crop farm years ago then a cattle ranch