Maytop Farm

There’s gold all over the ground if we want to reach down and pick it up, he said as he pulled a sprawling wild amaranth by the roots. Weed control can be overwhelming but it can help enrich the soil. Since we have rocky and clay heavy soil, we are always trying to cultivate that fluffy stuff of garden dreams. Between rows we till in the weeds if we can. That is mostly where shallow root annuals grow so they till under almost like a buckwheat cover crop. This will add nut...rients and structure to the soil. The hardier plants with woody or semi-woody stems and taproots make better compost. Truly, nearly anything makes good compost. This time, we’re starting with a straw base, Ruth Stout style, then using a lasagna method of green-brown-green-brown and watering it in with rain water. More importantly is the location of this small pile it’s right next to the bed(s) it will be added to later this fall. Thus, the mess becomes a strength when it is made into fertility. That’s the gold.

New chicken tractor build with mostly new materials. The second batch of meat birds seem to like it.