6.45pm - Tuesday 5th May 2026 241,006
Three plan changes before 10:30 a.m., a missed step that may have stretched my
tricep further than intended, and an honest assessment of a vertical tillage
tool that just isn't right for our soil. A normal day, in other words.
The co-op sent a second fertilizer spreader to the area, which shifted the
afternoon's whole plan — more acres of fertilizer down meant more tillage
needed before any rain or humidity could cost us nitrogen. We also got the
test plot lined up and finally got the planter rolling on the next field.
⏱ Chapters
0:00 Three plan changes before lunch
0:35 Morning walk-around, hog manure drift
1:14 Missing sweep, bent shank, buried rocks
1:34 Running out of dry dirt
2:30 Fixing the cultivator (3 minutes flat)
4:51 Morning seed shuffle — switching rootworm trait
5:36 Dad's field check + plot seed pickup
7:25 Third plan change of the day
8:25 Co-op sends a second spreader
9:13 Hooking up the vertical tillage tool
10:20 Checking tires (and a missed step)
12:00 Running the vertical tillage tool
13:06 Honest review: this isn't right for our soil
16:16 Pow-wow and decision: park it
17:13 Time to plant
17:57 Afternoon wrap, chickens, evening drive
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