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Ed Thayer
ParticipantNice looking horse Don.
He does look tall in the pic. Good luck with him. Will you bail the clippings or just do it for pasture management?
Ed
ParticipantFolks are just finishing the first cut here. My field was green chopped early and has grown back in red clover nicely.
ParticipantSpoke to Cheryl at the plant lab directly at the University of NH in Durham. She is going to look at my pictures and I will be sending a sample plant in this week. Gonna put it in a large ziplock and fed ex it to them.
Still think I am gonna get some copper and spray.
She said the only reported cases of late blight in the Northeast are from Connecticut. Nothing in NH, VT or Me.
Hopefully it will stay that way.
ParticipantThanks for the replies. I think Tim’s link on potato disease may have pinpointed it for me. It looks just like the early blight as described in the link he gave me.
Mitch, the copper is what is one of the sprays suggested for the early blight. I am going to call the local UNH extension service tommorrow and see what the have to say.
Needless to say, I am disapointed. I noticed the lesions a week ago and failed to identify it as a potential problem. I hope it won’t be a total loss.
The plant decline has been very rapid. The potatoes I have dug up seem to be fine. I had some for dinner last night.
Thank you for the help.
ParticipantIs that Connie in the pics, I thought she sold?
Very cool pics. Can you mow all day with the four up hitch?
Very nice looking grass. We had a poor first crop because of the early dry weather.
ParticipantThat is a sweet video. I would love to have that plow.
ParticipantJason,
Sorry for your loss. Missed this post earlier.
Hope you find a great one in the future like Rudy.
Participant@goodcompanion 18873 wrote:
I might be about to go into production. I’m going to try out a new steam bending rig very soon. What’s the going rate now?
What’s your time frame? I will need mine in the next couple of weeks to cultivate corn and potatoes.
Ed
ParticipantI would be down with that. I actually need two pair, one for the chisel plow and one for the spring tooth.
Anyone else want to get in on an order?
ParticipantJen,
That makes perfect sense to me. He feels better each day, but his apetite still is not all there.
Ed
ParticipantThanks Jen,
That makes some sense to me. Not sure his exact age, but between 12 and 14 years old. I don’t know if he has an underlying ailment.
ParticipantWhat a fine looking team.
I know nothing about confirmation except to know that having 4 legs a head and a willingness to work is important.
Funny how some shed out sooner than others.
Do you feed them grain George? They look very healthy.
Ed
ParticipantHe is a Belgian Gelding. He was a rescue horse from a PA auction. I have had him now for just over a year and he has been a great find.
Ed
ParticipantOne question I had Jen,
Why was Reno in the furrow? I was talking to Sam Rich today and asked him to keep his eyes peeled for a single horse land plow for me. He suggested an 8″ plow for the single horse and said the horse should be on the landside of the furrow.
Let us know how you make out.
ParticipantJen,
First of all, thanks for sharing your episode. Many times we like to keep our struggles to ourselves and are embarrassed to talk about it.
I for one feel your pain. As a new teamster, it is very frustrating to set out for a task and not have it go well. Been there done that.
I am not a terribly experienced horse guy, but I would question Reno’s physical ability to plow the kind of ground you have there as a single. You saw the ground I plowed with the farmall cub, and it struggled to do that. Lots of sod and heavy soil.
He may have simply been tired and frustrated with the task. I felt guilty about plowing with my old tractor. But I intend to cultivate the crops with the horse and will concentrate on the horse drawn plow later. I have come to terms with that.
I think land that has been turned a couple of times will plow easier than turning virgin sod and soil. Reno would have a much easier time with this as a single hitch next time.
Keep things in perspective and you will figure it out.
Ed
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