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Saturday, February 28, 2026
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Fattires
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Winchester, Ohio
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It seems that every spring we struggle with excessive moisture, getting the ground really fit to till often doesn't happen until May or the beginning of June. Last year I tilled when it was too wet which resulted in cloddy soil and a layer of compaction at the bottom of the tilling depth.
The last 10 days or so have been dryer than average and the ground is starting to dry out. Unfortunately the Ag Weather (ag-wx.com) maps that I follow show us in above average precipitation for the next 4 weeks. I put down a 20ftx40ft piece of 6 mil plastic to cover the central area of the patch where the hoop houses will go and a little area beyond that. I plan to keep it covered on rainy days and uncover on dry days. Hopefully by about the beginning of April I can have a nice dry area to broadfork then till before I bury my heating cables and put up the hoop houses.
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