Jim OC, The northeast of the United States of America is a region that I am all to familiar with. I am a little concerned for your farm this coming season. In a perfect world you would have turned that lawn over last fall and mixed in some manure or perhaps some leftover leaves and other organic materials and just mixed that into a big hot steaming pile of dirt and organics. This way you give it the winter to join together in the form of healthy, nutrient rich soil that will turn out some of the finest vegetables east of the Mississippi, north of the Mason Dixon line, south of Oswego, and northeast from Marcellus. Long story short, they would have been delicious, nutritious, and bountiful.
You are going to be alright. You are blessed with good soils in the northeast, so if you heed Joes Farm advice everything will come up aces.
At this late stage of the game Jim OC this is going to be my personalized game plan for your farm.
Step 1 - Just dig up that grass and maybe use that to start your compost pile.
Step 2 - OCRRA is the location http://www.ocrra.org/yardwaste_sites.asp and get as much compost as you can carry, wear cargo pants and put some in your pockets. If you have it available bring a wagon, or you could go to the local nursery and purchase some compost from them.
Step 3 - Extract the compost from your person and wagon from step 2 and till it into your field.
Step 4 - Stop! and let it sit for a few days to a week to settle in. while this is under way make sure to plan the farm layout.
Step 5 - Farm Time! - Plant your crops
Step 6 - And then eat your crops
Step 7 - Redistribute your crops. Your farm is so abundant that there is no possible way that you could ever eat that many vegetables.
Step 8 - MMM, Solve world hunger.
JimOC, if you ever get into a pinch and forget a step of the plan just think JoesFarm and you will remember. It is proven to work. Look at this carrot harvest from Joes Farm.
Joes Farm Carrot Spokes Model of the Year 2011
Congratulations Susan!!!
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