Stone's Throw Farm

The early beds of veggies look good in the field, except for one thing:  grass weeds. Grass that spreads at the root level is so difficult to kill, and there is quite a bit of it popping up in beds that looked clean when I planted into them. I knew this would happen, but still, I was feeling a bit down about it yesterday.

Then I remembered my dad telling me that field prep is going to be so much easier next year. I thought about how the entire field was sod last year at this time and that the soil hadn’t been turned over for at least 20 years. Given that, the amount of grass I’ve managed to transform into organic matter in the soil in a matter of months is pretty amazing. The fact that some of it has survived is just a testament to the hardiness of the plant and the brilliance of Mother Nature.

So, I looked at how much the peas have shot up in the last week, I did a little hoeing, and I felt a little better.