Yesterday (June 22) we spent a few hours preparing a 60' long strip behind our apple trees in the back. We used the same process that worked very well for the last row that we did along the front of the fruit trees. First we tilled the strip 4' wide with the tractor and roughly 8" deep. Next I ran the 4" wide hoe down the sides while Carrie pulled the extra dirt onto the top. The result was a raised mound about 3' wide at the base and around 1.5' at the top. The final step was to move about 25 loads of wood chips and composted horse manure (yay for neighbors with horses) to fill in down the sides of the strip and between the apple trees. This was done mostly to keep the weeds down, but it should also help build the soil up a bit more.
We then planted a small 4' section of green beans (Heavyweight II), a 12' section of lima beans (Fordhook 242), an 18' section of peanuts (Jumbo Virgina), another mound of watermelon (Sugar Baby), and two mounds of pumpkins (Jarrahdale and Small Sugar). Finally we put row covers down and watered in a bit since the temperatures have been in the 90s.
It may be a bit too late to plant the peanuts, but we figured we'd give it a chance since the last stuff germinated quickly. I'll post a few pictures once the plants start to come up.
We then planted a small 4' section of green beans (Heavyweight II), a 12' section of lima beans (Fordhook 242), an 18' section of peanuts (Jumbo Virgina), another mound of watermelon (Sugar Baby), and two mounds of pumpkins (Jarrahdale and Small Sugar). Finally we put row covers down and watered in a bit since the temperatures have been in the 90s.
It may be a bit too late to plant the peanuts, but we figured we'd give it a chance since the last stuff germinated quickly. I'll post a few pictures once the plants start to come up.
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