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Compressed air and rototiller repair

19 Apr 200914 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

Looks like a whole lotta gear for swapping out one broken rototiller tine. Two bolts. BUT, this was a chance to try out the air tools with the new, tiny (8 gallon) compressor. So far, all it’s done is inflate … Read the rest

Categories Planning, Tools, Building & Fixing Tags rototiller, mechanical repairs, Spring 3 Comments

Rototilling results…

15 Apr 200913 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

My first post title was “Pounding away,” but that sounded too brutal when it comes to garden soil. Still, that’s what we’re doing, what has to be done to stay on a reasonable planting schedule. Rototilling chops up the turned-under … Read the rest

Categories Fieldwork Tags rototiller, bed preparation, Spring 1 Comment

Soil inspection

2 May 200910 Apr 2009 by Mike (tfb)

A sunny, still chilly, fairly busy outdoor day. Did some test tilling this morning, with the Kubota compact tractor and 48″ rototiller. The solid ground hasn’t fully thawed out, but the plowed area is already nearly 50°F (10°C) at 6″ … Read the rest

Categories Farm lab (research!), People, Fieldwork, Weather Tags rototiller, Andrea M, soil, Spring 3 Comments

Working the tiny tractor

19 Feb 201110 Jul 2008 by Mike (tfb)

Working with the tiny tractor always looks like fun: after three seasons, it’s still fun for me, and just about everyone else seems to enjoy it, too! This Kubota compact tractor is dead simple to operate, rugged and reliable, easy … Read the rest

Categories People, Fieldwork, Tools Tags tractor, rototiller, bed preparation, Libby, Summer 31 Comments

Onions and potatoes go in

18 Dec 20085 May 2008 by Mike (tfb)

A satisfying planting day: all of the onion sets (around 2,500) and 300 lbs (136kg) of potatoes are in.

For the onions, Raechelle (first day in the field), Lynn, Jamie (a new CSA member), Shannon (here for a month), and … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, People, Fieldwork Tags potato, onion, rototiller, marketing, Raechelle, Lynn, Shannon, Spring 5 Comments

Big rototiller breakdown

18 Feb 200926 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)

This is the not-good look of torn metal, not something you want to see on gear that’s both fairly essential to the tasks at hand, and ALWAYS expensive to repair. Right in the middle of some very satisfying tilling on … Read the rest

Categories Tools, Building & Fixing Tags tractor, rototiller, mechanical repairs, Spring 4 Comments

Field day!

3 Apr 201617 Apr 2008 by Mike (tfb)
Winter-killed brassicas

Left to the last possible harvest in the fall, brassicas like kale, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, broccoli and cauliflower (above), were eventually winter-killed and now have to be cleaned up—one of the first field-readying jobs of spring! Today, I started. (EVERY … Read the rest

Categories Veggies, Planning, Fieldwork, Tools Tags rocks, bed preparation, transplant, brassicas, tractor, raking, rototiller, riding mower, Spring 8 Comments
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