When they plant, they cover the rows with giant plastic.
As the seedlings grow, the cut little slits for them to grow...and cover them with these "bubbles" - domes of plastic. In a bit the make holes in them so the water can get in and some humidity out....
Today, in a field near us, the farmer was removing the bubbles - a sure sign summer is here for REAL.
I'm amazed at how hard farmers work - and they're not spring chickens. To the right of the lady you see a flooded rice paddy....the subject of the next blog post.
I want to go around town and snap photos showing the way they use EVERY spare bit of land to plant crops. It's really amazing.
Choosing Joy!
©2012 D.R.G.
~Coram Deo~
Living all of life before the face of God...
1 comment:
Thanks for sharing this. We love seeing what they do. It is amazing how they use every inch. We need to do that more. We have 2 BIG gardens and want to plant a lot this year. Right now we have 4 inches of snow on the ground :)- I think we will wait for a couple more weeks.
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