We planted peas and radishes this weekend. It was so much easier this year. We could follow the pattern of the hills from last year and no tilling was necessary. We were not fighting grass and weeds and it took only a few minutes to break up the ground with a spade fork. We then followed with a potato fork to remove weeds and rake the soil smooth. The last step before planting was not planned, but the chickens, seeing fresh ground, followed right behind, scratching out the last weed seeds and bugs. We then planted sugar snap and snow peas and a short row of radishes. We will plant more radishes in the coming weeks so as to extend the season. The rows were covered with a floating row cover so as to keep weeds at bay and chickens away from the seeds.
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