Jake, Dustin, and I got the field as ready as possible. It has been unfarmed for many years and it didn't completely yield to our efforts. Jake and Aaron Moeller got the pipe laid out and hooked up. |
Jake |
Jake and Aaron |
Dustin |
And we turned on the water! |
There are car--sized holes and fissures even after all the prepping. |
Grampa Kartchner lent expertise |
....and cheap labor |
Everyone worked hard and got really tired. Payson and Toby |
Dustin Meagan Mikayla and Maylee |
Jake and Maren |
Mikayla |
We got a good seed response as the sun shone..... |
And the rain came down supplementing irrigation. |
It grew.... |
and it grew... |
and it grew |
and it grew some more. |
Interestingly, the deer seem to prefer the neighbor's weeds. |