If your background is farming plow maintenance is likely familiar. For the uninitiated plows need care before they're parked. The plow shares and moldboards that actually turn the soil are bare, shinny steel. Left unprotected they'd quickly become a rusty mess. This morning I removed left over soil and then painted them with special 'plow paint.' This will keep the rust at bay while the plow stands idle behind the shop until plowing time next year. It's a bit of a hassle but necessary...plowing is more fun.
With the rainfall yesterday, .4", the plowed ground needs to dry aa bit before the next tillage. Disking will be next in preparation for planting. The free seed corn from the SD Game Fish & Parks, this year is 101 day maturity. That's appropriate for the local growing season. Because this corn will not be harvested but left stand to feed the deer and pheasants absolute maturity is not critical. Harvested corn needs to be dry enough for safe storage.
Takk for alt,
Al
Drawing a crowd on the school grounds in Ayutthaya, Thailand.
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