Wednesday, June 30, 2010

A few skills I've learned on the farm

I'm trying to keep track of the farm skills I've learned so far, so here goes:

How to live in an intentional community
How to use an oscillating hoe.
How to pinch off tomato plant suckers
How to tie up tomatoes
How to properly harvest garlic scapes, lettuce, mustard greens, turnips, radishes, strawberries, sugar snap peas, garlic, zucchini
How to weed just about any vegetable plant
How to string up garlic for curing
How to operate a chain saw
How to operate a tiller
How to set up a drip irrigation system
How to set up a tunnel to protect plants from excess heat or animals
How to properly smush bugs that are eating eggplant leaves
How to water a 3 acre field with a single hose
How to pot up plants
How far apart to space starts for carrots, tomatoes, eggplant, lettuce, peppers
How to break apart a hay bale
How to mulch with hay
How to prepare a bed for planting with mushroom and leaf composts
How to build a frame to hang slaughtered goats on (so that their blood can drain)
How to build a platform for an army tent
How to erect an army tent
How to build wooden bunk beds

Wow-- I've learned a bunch... I'm sure I'll think of more!

1 comment:

  1. Personally, I'm hoping you don't have many more occasions to use the goat knowledge...

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