Peggy reported today that Ted cut the grass at Dad’s and pushed down some of the dying tallow trees I sprayed. Go Ted!
She said it has also rained over 3 inches in the past few weeks and everything is growing again.
Peggy’s Report July 18, 2011
“We have 3 inches in rain gauge for the last 7 days!!!!! It has rained for 2 days–slow easy rain. Nice! I see trees dying everywhere [from Tom spraying Remedy last trip]. Noticed those in midfield in low area dying. Grass is growing.”
It has been over four months since the farm had such a rain.
Cleaning up the Pole Barn area
Worked on cleaning out the pole barn of many years of dropped implement parts and bent bolts and things that Dad did not need at some moment and did not get around to putting away–although he never had a good place to put things away. Continue reading
The North Fields and Woods
I walked north from the house down the lane to the little pasture where the long horn cows were grazing. There had been 6-8 head of almost grown heifers at the garden and back in the pasture there was 23-30. There were two very young calves.
Ted Strange has cut the grass and the large briars in the small field are gone.
Update on Blueberries and Figs
When we were here last month the figs were just forming and the blueberries were light green hard balls. By the time we left on July 4th we had about 15 or so figs, after eating some, and a quart of blue berries. Continue reading
Mary cut the grass
Peggy had cut the front and side yard last weekend and with no rain it did not grow much. Mary cut it again anyway as well as the pecan orchard over to the garden fence. That area next to the fence had grown too much for the riding lawn mower so I cut it first with the bush hog. Continue reading
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Replacing Water Pump on the little tractor
Peggy and Frank had picked up the water pump with houses and belt for the MF210 from Southern Tractor.
After we unloaded the car I began working on the little tractor to install the pump. It was very hot as the setting sun was blasting into the shed. But that meant the light was good–just the sweat on my glasses was frustrating. Reminded me that Dad had to deal with that his whole life. I remember him with the sweat rag whipping his head and face all day. Continue reading
Lighting Strikes
Peggy sent photos and reported that lighting struck and fence posts are on fire along the west fence line and the field is on fire. The VFD showed up as someone must have called them that saw the fire before Peg and Frank saw it. Continue reading
Blueberries ready to pick
Peggy Davis Knippenberg, a Partner of Sundown Farms, announced:
” Come and pick blueberries at Blue Moon Farm. We have plenty sweet, plump berries! For more info go to www.bluemoonfarm-grandbay.com.”
Don’t forget how much blueberries can improve your health. If you pick them yourself and meet the growers then you know what you are eating. I never get a warm fuzzy feeling of confidence from the cooler at the grocery store.
Update on Chinese Tallow trees
I am VERY pleased to report that spraying Dow’s Remedy ™ on some of the tallow trees on May 23rd is working as the tree line now has clear evidence of dying trees. This photo is from Peggy’s yard looking toward the equipment barn–behind the brown trees. Continue reading