It's been a week of sunshine.  Zucchini's almost a foot tall and flowering undering the row covers and low tunnels that Dubois have been helping us with.  Spinach is looking good, as well as the kale.  Beans are slowly coming, and I have been planting all week long.

Everything takes time.  To get the land ready to plant, first I have to bust up the soil with the chisel plow .  Then I loosen the soil further with the tiller.  Finally I pass through the soil with the 2550 Plastic Mulch Layer, which shoves the soil into beds, lays down the irrigation tapes, and tucks the bio plastic neatly into the bed, like long 100 ft black rows, ready for planting.

This week the team will plant watermelon, cucumbers, squash, zucchini and tomatoes into these raised beds, which keep the plants extra warm and moist for accelerated growing.

Happy the rain is done for now and we have had some sunshine.  Long days, though.  Start up is around 5am and often I am comin in past ten at night.

Miss those kids of mine.  I grab supper with them, and hope that Jenny tells me all their stories at the end of the day.

Back to planting....