Our main garden is in a low spot and stays soggy in the spring so we've been
digging a drainage ditch through the woods (an old logging road). I
estimated it would be about 100' long but when I paced it off today it seems
closer to 200'. This is the ditch I started with a garden plow on a small
farm tractor a couple weeks ago. Now we are digging by hand. The lower 50'
was a wet spot too. We have a ditch dug there and it is draining. From the
garden we have about 30' dug and trying to drain. Working both ends toward
the middle. We've covered the ditch with old black tarps and metal sheets so
there is no frost yet - but with the wind forecast we probably won't make
much progress tomorrow. If we get it draining it will aloww us to start
planting a couple weeks earlier than in most springs.

"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
Our main garden is in a low spot and stays soggy in the spring so we've
been digging a drainage ditch through the woods (an old logging road). I
estimated it would be about 100' long but when I paced it off today it
seems closer to 200'. This is the ditch I started with a garden plow on a
small farm tractor a couple weeks ago. Now we are digging by hand. The
lower 50' was a wet spot too. We have a ditch dug there and it is
draining. From the garden we have about 30' dug and trying to drain.
Working both ends toward the middle. We've covered the ditch with old
black tarps and metal sheets so there is no frost yet - but with the wind
forecast we probably won't make much progress tomorrow. If we get it
draining it will aloww us to start planting a couple weeks earlier than
in most springs.

Hat's off Sarge. Is it really muddy, or no?

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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
Our main garden is in a low spot and stays soggy in the spring so we've
been digging a drainage ditch through the woods (an old logging road). I
estimated it would be about 100' long but when I paced it off today it
seems closer to 200'. This is the ditch I started with a garden plow on a
small farm tractor a couple weeks ago. Now we are digging by hand. The
lower 50' was a wet spot too. We have a ditch dug there and it is
draining. From the garden we have about 30' dug and trying to drain.
Working both ends toward the middle. We've covered the ditch with old
black tarps and metal sheets so there is no frost yet - but with the wind
forecast we probably won't make much progress tomorrow. If we get it
draining it will aloww us to start planting a couple weeks earlier than
in most springs.

Hat's off Sarge. Is it really muddy, or no?


You should see my workboots and the driver's floor of the Jeep LOL
Muddy - yes - and it's the real sticky kind.

"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
Our main garden is in a low spot and stays soggy in the spring so
we've been digging a drainage ditch through the woods (an old logging
road). I estimated it would be about 100' long but when I paced it off
today it seems closer to 200'. This is the ditch I started with a
garden plow on a small farm tractor a couple weeks ago. Now we are
digging by hand. The lower 50' was a wet spot too. We have a ditch dug
there and it is draining. From the garden we have about 30' dug and
trying to drain. Working both ends toward the middle. We've covered
the ditch with old black tarps and metal sheets so there is no frost
yet - but with the wind forecast we probably won't make much progress
tomorrow. If we get it draining it will aloww us to start planting a
couple weeks earlier than in most springs.

Hat's off Sarge. Is it really muddy, or no?


You should see my workboots and the driver's floor of the Jeep LOL
Muddy - yes - and it's the real sticky kind.

I kinda figured it was, otherwise you could try a rented trencher against
it.

You're not trenching level ground either, right? Traction could be a
problem.

Sounds like real family fun with the better half out there digging with
you. Hats off to a good woman!

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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
Our main garden is in a low spot and stays soggy in the spring so
we've been digging a drainage ditch through the woods (an old logging
road). I estimated it would be about 100' long but when I paced it off
today it seems closer to 200'. This is the ditch I started with a
garden plow on a small farm tractor a couple weeks ago. Now we are
digging by hand. The lower 50' was a wet spot too. We have a ditch dug
there and it is draining. From the garden we have about 30' dug and
trying to drain. Working both ends toward the middle. We've covered
the ditch with old black tarps and metal sheets so there is no frost
yet - but with the wind forecast we probably won't make much progress
tomorrow. If we get it draining it will aloww us to start planting a
couple weeks earlier than in most springs.

Hat's off Sarge. Is it really muddy, or no?


You should see my workboots and the driver's floor of the Jeep LOL
Muddy - yes - and it's the real sticky kind.

I kinda figured it was, otherwise you could try a rented trencher against
it.

You're not trenching level ground either, right? Traction could be a
problem.

Sounds like real family fun with the better half out there digging with
you. Hats off to a good woman!


No - it's reasonably level. The "trenchers" cost almost as much as a small
excavator and don't make a very wide ditch. Yes, she is a good woman. She
spent most of her life in cities and dealing with other sane adults so she
is learning a whole new way of life in the country with me. LOL

"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
Our main garden is in a low spot and stays soggy in the spring so
we've been digging a drainage ditch through the woods (an old
logging road). I estimated it would be about 100' long but when I
paced it off today it seems closer to 200'. This is the ditch I
started with a garden plow on a small farm tractor a couple weeks
ago. Now we are digging by hand. The lower 50' was a wet spot too.
We have a ditch dug there and it is draining. From the garden we
have about 30' dug and trying to drain. Working both ends toward
the middle. We've covered the ditch with old black tarps and metal
sheets so there is no frost yet - but with the wind forecast we
probably won't make much progress tomorrow. If we get it draining
it will aloww us to start planting a couple weeks earlier than in
most springs.

Hat's off Sarge. Is it really muddy, or no?


You should see my workboots and the driver's floor of the Jeep LOL
Muddy - yes - and it's the real sticky kind.

I kinda figured it was, otherwise you could try a rented trencher
against it.

You're not trenching level ground either, right? Traction could be a
problem.

Sounds like real family fun with the better half out there digging with
you. Hats off to a good woman!


No - it's reasonably level. The "trenchers" cost almost as much as a
small excavator and don't make a very wide ditch.

You're digging a creek?

Yes, she is a good
woman. She spent most of her life in cities and dealing with other sane
adults so she is learning a whole new way of life in the country with me.
LOL

Hehe, I'm lucky in love that way over here too Sarge, what a blessing. 21
years.

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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
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"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
Our main garden is in a low spot and stays soggy in the spring so
we've been digging a drainage ditch through the woods (an old
logging road). I estimated it would be about 100' long but when I
paced it off today it seems closer to 200'. This is the ditch I
started with a garden plow on a small farm tractor a couple weeks
ago. Now we are digging by hand. The lower 50' was a wet spot too.
We have a ditch dug there and it is draining. From the garden we
have about 30' dug and trying to drain. Working both ends toward
the middle. We've covered the ditch with old black tarps and metal
sheets so there is no frost yet - but with the wind forecast we
probably won't make much progress tomorrow. If we get it draining
it will aloww us to start planting a couple weeks earlier than in
most springs.

Hat's off Sarge. Is it really muddy, or no?


You should see my workboots and the driver's floor of the Jeep LOL
Muddy - yes - and it's the real sticky kind.

I kinda figured it was, otherwise you could try a rented trencher
against it.

You're not trenching level ground either, right? Traction could be a
problem.

Sounds like real family fun with the better half out there digging with
you. Hats off to a good woman!


No - it's reasonably level. The "trenchers" cost almost as much as a
small excavator and don't make a very wide ditch.

You're digging a creek?

Yes, she is a good
woman. She spent most of her life in cities and dealing with other sane
adults so she is learning a whole new way of life in the country with me.
LOL

Hehe, I'm lucky in love that way over here too Sarge, what a blessing. 21
years.


God bless ya both !!

"Srgnt Billko" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
Hehe, I'm lucky in love that way over here too Sarge, what a blessing.
21 years.


God bless ya both !!

Thanks, and good luck with your soggy garden.

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