We're experimenting with growing wine cap mushrooms this year. Ideally they should be grown on wood chips, straw will also work if you don't have a source of wood chips. The straw has to be soaked for a few days then the mushroom spawn is mixed with the straw.
To keep the moisture in we used feed sacks to cover the straw.
Grain drill #2 we were looking for a parts drill, for $75 a friend sold us this one. Instead of parting it out we're going to fix it up and keep it. Its seven feet wide, and has a mechanical lift so it will work with our Allis Chalmers B. This drill will be great for seeding smaller areas.
Grain drill #2 we were looking for a parts drill, for $75 a friend sold us this one. Instead of parting it out we're going to fix it up and keep it. Its seven feet wide, and has a mechanical lift so it will work with our Allis Chalmers B. This drill will be great for seeding smaller areas.
A couple of gears were missing teeth. This is caused by engaging the drive shafts without checking first to see if the wheels will turn. If the drill is rusty or has been sitting outside for awhile the drive shaft can seize.
The culprits. The smaller gear took about 10 minutes to remove, the bigger one took a few hours. I had to dismantle part of the drill to get at the gear.
The site of this years vegetable gardens. Spring came early and its been dry, rain would be nice but this way we can get a jump on tillage.
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