Wow! I just realized that it has been a some time since I posted. I had intended to add some information about drilling the holes for our trees in January. However, we have had so much rain this year we had to put this off until things dried out a bit. At long last we were able to begin working in the field last weekend.
Our first step was to map out the locations for our trees. This took some time and a bit of old fashioned ingenuity, but at last the grid was complete with flags at each intersection.
Now that we have our grid laid out with flags at each intersection, we began to drill holes to loosen the ground where our trees will be planted. We are using a 9 inch auger bit attached to our tractor and they are approximately 36 inches deep.
Because our soil needs some additional nitrogen, we are adding lime to the soil before returning it to the hole. Adding lime to the soil increases the pH and improves the soil. This will help to prepare the soil for our trees and give them the best start possible.
Once the soil and lime have been added back into the holes, we now just need to wait for planting day. There is still so much work to do, but I am so happy we were able to finally get things started!
Really looking forward to planting day!!
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