Hopefully the rain isn't as bad as forecasted for the next couple of days....

Tonight Jason ran the disc one more time over the field, while Dan prepared the raised beds. Finished in the dark again.  Can't believe how early the sun goes down lately.   Hoping for some sun this weekend so we can start planting.

Today we played in the dirt.  We dug out the disc and did three passes to continue to break up the soil. When the field was nice and smooth, we hooked up the bed-shaper and did some adjustments so it will work great come planting day. 

Our second shipment of garlic seed came today!  We purchased this seed from Phil Greif, of Greif's Gourmet Garlic, out of the state of Oregon.  Phil has been more than generous with lending his years' of knowledge, advice and support in helping us succeed.  We hope that we can someday repay the favor, as well as help out other garlic producers as well.

Dan, his wife Emily, and his sister Julie sorted and organized this shipment of seed tonight, while Jason took care of ordering organic fish emulsion fertilizer.  Also ordered was a mycorrihizal fungi product that enhances root growth, improves nutrient and water uptake, and aids in minimizing plant stress.

Our first shipment of seed came in today from Keene Organics. We opened the packages and weighed and organized the seed into crates.  The mosquitoes were the size of hummingbirds, but this task only took a out an hour to get it weighed, labeled, and organized.  Hope to have the other half of our seed by the end of the week.

Today we tilled the red clover cover crop under with a moldboard plow.  We're fortunate that Dan's parents allowed us to use their equipment.  We started the first few passes with an Allis Chalmers WD-45, put soon switched over to the "new" Allis 6080 with front wheel assist...making plowing a breeze.  A shipment of large square bales came to the farm today as well, and Dan's Dad and our friend Cory helped unload the straw in the dark.