Wayne finally got to out to the field and do some land work with his new tractor! Like a kid with a new toy, he has been waiting for the ground to dry enough. He and his father have been staying out in the field until 9 or 10 at night trying to get as much done as possible.
The strawberry field is tilled under so we can plant new strawberries as soon as it is warm enough. We don’t use herbicides on the berry fields so we have to work the weeds in before they have time to start growing in the spring. He may have to make another pass with the tiller to smooth out the ground enough to put down the mulch. If there are big lumps and clumps the mulch rips when we try to put in down, making a mess and wasting mulch.
The weather has been ‘changable’ for the past few days and is not supposed to be much better for the rest of the week. We have extra heaters going in all of the greenhouses to keep the plants from freezing overnight. We are hoping for some better weather soon!
