04/12/2026
Big day today! New cultivator attachment helped us get the dahlia patch in shape. I wound up weeding all of the rows, and didn’t have to lift the t posts - was able to work the soil into nice flat beds rather than the jagged clay mess the were after last season’s dahlia dig. This would have taken twice the time and back breaking work to hand cultivate w the stirrup how and a rake. After Dave walked me through it, I was able to complete the project all on my own- which frees Dave up to get some other big tasks accomplished.
I think I’ll with buckwheat until we are ready to go in w dahlias! Lmk if you have any experience w buckwheat as a cover crop!