[upcountry miss]

Now, that's my kind of guy. We have a 1948 German Bungartz (sp) tractor that's a real workhorse. That is what hauls the tiller. Just got the tractor working last spring, then the bearing started smoking, so it became my job to follow behind the tiller with a bucket of grease and a paintbrush. We kept it working for the 08 season but definitely need new bearings if we are to use it this year. Love that tractor and tiller. It is small and powerful. It doesn't grind the earth to a powder, just tills it enough to plant. Real disadvantage is taking the tiller off to put on a draw bar to use the tractor for other purposes. It's a son of a gun to line up the power takeoff just right. We haul wood from the swamp with this. It's a very steep hill down to the swamp and difficult maneuvering between rocks and trees. This small tractor with a short wheel base cart works real well. Thinking seriously about your strawberry planting method DelaWhere. Have scads of all size pots from my flower selling days. Loads of available water from my driven well. If I locate it near the back door, I can water every evening if needed.

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[DelaWhere]

>>>>If I locate it near the back door, I can water every evening if needed. <<<<

I would strongly recommend watering in morning... Damp overnight tends to cause leaf diseases to increase. Sun will dry it during the day.