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Start of garden area

This is where I’m going to plant some blocks of edible plants and see what grows well. Hopefully the weather cooperates for. Winter garden. First step was to bring over a dozen tractor scoops of pond muck and sand that has been sitting for over a year.

I use the tractor bucket teeth to scrape and smooth the area. The first day the dogs ran right over it leaving paw holes in my fluffy dirt!

So the next step was fencing. I pounded in t posts and used zip ties (cable ties) to secure cattle panels all the way around. Next time I’ll measure my area out in 16 foot blocks because I had to bend some panels around so they wouldn’t stick out.

Tada! Ready for planting!

What does 5 pounds of alfalfa seed look like?

I wanted to sow something in a recently cleared area on the property. I decided to try out some alfalfa seeds since future plans include raising my own forage for rabbits and future goats. Having never seen it in person, I’m sharing my experience with you! The seeds are tiny and 5 lbs worth of alfalfa looks like more than I thought. First picture is the bag sitting on a golf cart steering wheel. You can barely see the individual seeds! Second picture is after I threw several handfuls on the ground…you can’t see them at all once they are sown. Five pounds of alfalfa seeds cost me $36 so I’m really hoping they do well, unlike the corn I tried that got eaten by squirrels and wild pigs. It started raining at dark so hopefully they don’t float away!

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