tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post6636197466406012332..comments2024-03-19T15:44:46.027-07:00Comments on My Home and Garden: Fall rye...the experiment is a failure.Erinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-56430388282058628312014-04-08T10:35:12.239-07:002014-04-08T10:35:12.239-07:00Wow! you are strong Erin. I am pretty sure, that i...Wow! you are strong Erin. I am pretty sure, that is beyond me now ;-) Wonderful feeling though heh! Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-74264759245018177742014-04-07T21:51:19.905-07:002014-04-07T21:51:19.905-07:00Thank you for the tips. :-)
Today I single handedl...Thank you for the tips. :-)<br />Today I single handedly dug up four established Japanese Maples that were in clay and med them. I also dug up and moved an apple tree. I am beyond sore and pooped.....but oh so satisfied. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-82881566314719849312014-04-07T06:28:52.155-07:002014-04-07T06:28:52.155-07:00I've seen these small rototillers..mantis I th...I've seen these small rototillers..mantis I think they are called. Might suit a raised bed.<br />What you accomplished would be too much work for me. But if I were to do this, I'd have 'him' whipper snip the lot first and have him turn the sods. But, your effort is not lost Erin. You put it in the compost and it will do wonders in there!Gardeningbrenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10709940044197929905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-96642967532632952014-04-07T00:31:44.791-07:002014-04-07T00:31:44.791-07:00Yes it is...yes it is. That big lumpy mess was aft...Yes it is...yes it is. That big lumpy mess was after about...mmmmmm....a week of digging in. Big clods of lumpy, clay rye. Brutal. Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03394245146898073227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8139208628011657611.post-43746823467888020472014-04-06T23:21:17.091-07:002014-04-06T23:21:17.091-07:00I thought the whole idea of a green manure was not...I thought the whole idea of a green manure was not to take it out, but to dig it in. Is that not so?Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.com