Yesterday was Good Friday which means planting day! We filled raised beds, tilled, planted, fertilized, and etcetera. And it was a really nice day to get all the planting done. In past years we have waited until late April or even early May. That is the worst time to plant. It is far to hot in Mississippi to plant after mid April.
My father-in-law uses an olde-timey planter to plant corn. It has a little wheel that places the corn the perfect depth in the ground and distance apart. This planter used to be horse or mule drawn. But we have a more modern way of doing things now. . .
Yet, somehow, this still seems a bit back-woods.
Other things were planted by hand and hoe. Jake, my eight-year-old nephew, and I planted the cantaloupe by hand. Earlier that morning we also planted watermelon into little peat-moss cups.
Also, the figs, pears, peaches, and apples are all in full bloom! I can't wait for all these things to produce fruits and veggies! Ah, another successful day on the Harrell Family Farm.
