Colt Case Ingersoll Garden Tractors

Harry wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 8:19 am This product is sprayed directly on the plants. Not sure if I would go that way. In the past we have used Irish spring soap hanging on a string on our pumpkin patch in the backyard with success. Harry

We've had good luck with Irish Spring by going around the perimeter of the garden with a bar of soap and a vegetable peeler. Not so much for deer, mainly rabbits.

I like the idea of soap on a rope.

Bob

Harry , google electric netting .

@Harry, the only problem I see with thes raised beds is, How do you get a 644 and tiller on top of them?

Spike188 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 04, 2025 5:45 pm @Harry, the only problem I see with thes raised beds is, How do you get a 644 and tiller on top of them?

Time for a quick attach bucket - then you could mount the tiller on the loader arms and have at it...
Definitely no more sore back from bending over...

I appreciate everyone’s comments on suggestions and the humor. Always a plus to get help and a smile on this site. Harry

@Harry between @RoamingGnome and myself we should be able to help you keep up set time with a raised bed. After using the 644 to add soil to the raised beds, do not put the tractor away. The 644 loader will come in handy for holding garden tools, seedlings, seed, and fertilizer at a proper work height for planting. I see a pain free back in your near future.

Glad you can see the humour in it @Harry

We haven't even started to get creative...
- Just think - If you put Quick Attach brackets on your planter beds...
- you could easily move them around to take advantage of the best sun,
- no need to worry about tripping on the garden hose when you could just take them over to the tap for watering,
- Sun too hot for weeding? move them into the shade, and then back again afterwards,
- frost warning? no worries, pick up the beds and carry them inside for the night,
- end of season - carry them over to the compost pile and clean everything out right there...

(If you didn't want to go the QA route, I'm sure putting forklift pockets in the boxes would work just as well, and be more cost effective )

I'm only making these suggestions so you can have maximum seat time, and really enjoy using your tractors this summer...

I finished the last of seven planting boxes and spent no time in transplanting last years arborvitae seedlings. The small boxes worked well but the seedlings needed more space to grow. When transplanting them I noticed many having good root structure on them. One small boxes worked well filled one bed. One more to go and then start some more for cuttings. Harry

Give new meaning to being put to bed .