Tag Archives: Planting fodder crops

Turning Fallowed Land back into production

Posted on December 13, 2015 by Just another day on the farm

We have a piece of land that has been a huge challenge to garden that is right in the middle of our main garden space.. Lets talk about its challenges.. For our flat level farm land, It has a wicked … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Cover Cropping, Fallow Land, Gardening raw land, homesteading in zone 5, Planning a Fodder Garden, Planting fodder crops, Using chickens to clean up garden land, Using Mustard as a cover crop, Using Pigs as plows | 5 Comments

Garden Report June 8th to 13th..

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Costs in the garden outputs this week- 0 Total Garden Outputs (including seeds/plants) for 2013- 468.15 dollars Total Garden imputes in terms of harvest for 2013-1269.84 Currently = In the good by 801.69 Total Garden impute in terms of free, gifted … Continue reading →

Posted in gardens | Tagged Frugal, Garden, garden reports 2013, gardens, Planting fodder crops | 3 Comments

My Mangel Seeds have arrived!

Posted on February 13, 2013 by Just another day on the farm

Just one of my coming 2013 garden experments.. massive mangels for critter feed! “Red Mammoth Fodder Beet (100 days) Fodder beets have been around since the 1400s if not earlier. These beets were prized as nutritious animal feed that was … Continue reading →