by mid-May which is the ideal time for the bermuda, although a tad later than ideal for the clover. Once the ground cover is established, we can begin laying off the rows. The deer are very thick still (we have seen two sets of twins already, along with numerous adults), so we will allow hunting when the season opens back up and will have to fence off the trees with electric fencing after we get them planted.
Monday, April 21, 2008
Just plodding along....
Now that the order for next fall has been placed with both of our suppliers, we are just working to get the land smoothed, cleared of as many rocks and limbs as possible, and get groundcover planted. Saturday D worked with the box blade most of the day smoothing out the rough spots and trying to spread out and work in the ashes from the burn piles so that the concentration of ash won't be too great in one spot. We have continued to get rain, although definitely not too much, so that is a real praise. I have researched ground cover and we have decided on a combination of Durana clover and bermuda grass, although the exact brand/variety of bermuda is still not firmed up. If the weather cooperates we hope to plant cover
by mid-May which is the ideal time for the bermuda, although a tad later than ideal for the clover. Once the ground cover is established, we can begin laying off the rows. The deer are very thick still (we have seen two sets of twins already, along with numerous adults), so we will allow hunting when the season opens back up and will have to fence off the trees with electric fencing after we get them planted.
by mid-May which is the ideal time for the bermuda, although a tad later than ideal for the clover. Once the ground cover is established, we can begin laying off the rows. The deer are very thick still (we have seen two sets of twins already, along with numerous adults), so we will allow hunting when the season opens back up and will have to fence off the trees with electric fencing after we get them planted.
Friday, April 18, 2008
There seem to be but three ways for a nation to acquire wealth. The first is by war, as the Romans did, in plundering their conquered neighbors. This is robbery. The second by commerce, which is generally cheating. The third by agriculture, the only honest way, wherein man receives a real increase of the seed thrown into the ground, in a kind of continual miracle, wrought by the hand of God in his favor, as a reward for his innocent life and his virtuous industry.
-- Franklin, Benjamin
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Rainfall Data
I have set up a spreadsheet to collect our rainfall data for the farm. From it I can track rainfall for each day, the monthly cumulative and (eventually) annual cumulative. I will use the spreadsheet to record when/how much/where we irrigate and can graph any of the information from there as well. Sometimes you just gotta love technology!!Total for month of March: 4.3 inches - Praise the Lord!!
April - 2.8 inches so far - another real Praise to the Lord!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)