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Little-TON - Colorado

We will be moving our patch. Owner wants to turn it into a parking lot, and offered to move our dirt and help reconstruct a new patch. Been there for 11 years. Raised the soil up a good 18" however got lots of un wanted weed seeds especially sedge nut grass which seems to just love pumpkin dirt, Along with lots of good stuff too. Lots of Mycho has gone into my patch.

11/2/2017 2:51:17 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Interested in some good suggestions on setting up new. Drainage, good tillage and subsoil structure is a must. City water and electricity a must. Access. We got good light full sun, no trees. Hardpan clay to start. Wont be as simple as till, dump dirt ontop, till and plant. I want more.

11/2/2017 2:53:04 PM

Burt NY

Gary, you can use my patch

11/2/2017 3:08:03 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Sorry Paul, patch is still in Littleton.

11/2/2017 3:38:38 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

Maybe it was a hint and figured since you don't have a JACKET!!!! oh never mind my therapist says I need to be nice

11/2/2017 4:47:11 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Yeah....been thinkin that too...time to hang it up...

11/2/2017 5:12:53 PM

Mulino, Oregon

Move to Oregon Gary!

11/2/2017 6:05:47 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

Can I get mint straw??

11/2/2017 9:49:27 PM

Anamosa, IA BPIowegian@aol.com

Ask Don Young. He dug out all of his soil and replaced it with new soil. He might have some ideas.

11/3/2017 12:25:10 AM

Western NY

First, I would make sure that wherever you set up is big enough that you can rotate - switch between at least two spots.

I wouldn't walk away from your investment. If they're offering to move the dirt, take it. Plow up the new spot, add the old soil on top. Then till. That's where you grow next year. That's what I did the year I had the 1407. In the meantime, get the 2019 patch ready with amendments and successive cover crops. See my 2012 diary for pics of how I got that patch ready.

11/3/2017 8:35:58 AM

Mulino, Oregon

Gary, i'll get you all the mint straw you need!

11/3/2017 9:58:35 AM

Littleton, Colo

Andy, currently it is a rock hard bulk yard surface. You suggest digging that up and tilling or laying several inches of fill dirt on the top them adding in our dirt?
Thanks

11/3/2017 11:04:04 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Tree Dr....Keep it in a pile for me in Oregon... I can check out patches/ property in Feb.... Hows the girl to man ratio up there?...lol

11/3/2017 11:57:38 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Guess I am growing a Jutras WR seed at home to grow the biggest damn Squash Colorado has seen... The WiZardnator comes back to life.... Ill sneak a Warrior Spray in when shes not looking, making sure its away from her veggie garden... At least Ill have one. Perhaps even two at home... Quality not quantity....

11/3/2017 1:22:45 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

Wizzy
Come spend the summer here with me I will let you use 2 greenhouses, Can you imagine the fun and all the beer we could drink Take a sabbatical from work!!!!

11/3/2017 1:42:08 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

They got Stella up there? If I did that I would have nothing to come back to here....Hmmm Can I get back to you... :)

11/3/2017 3:21:54 PM

Little-TON - Colorado

We could go head to head with the Paton boyZ....

11/3/2017 3:23:09 PM

Eddyz@efirehose.net

they wouldn't have a chance Our pile of beer cans would be much bigger than theirs

11/3/2017 5:57:25 PM

Torrance, Ca.

I would definitely hook up with Pete now that he’s out there wiz! Find a spot and the 3 of you could tag team a new patch!

11/3/2017 9:16:00 PM

Walhalla, ND.

I just saw a picture of Whizzy's new patch on Facebook. Geez whiz are you sure you couldn't find any spot worse than that.

11/4/2017 3:50:28 AM

Upa Creek, MO

Don't forget the hail netting. We both know the best soil in the world cannot compete with 5 minutes of hail.

11/4/2017 8:31:28 AM

Little-TON - Colorado

Or Wind, this patch has zero wind protection and in the middle of a wind tunnel...ought to be interesting... BiZ going to have to really reinforce his hail netting...

11/6/2017 1:07:01 PM