A farmer works in acres not hours.
As the augers were hauled away and that area cleaned up we could finally rearrange equipment, get rid of stuff and create more order. On this Halloween day, we made a lot of progress. Used Fergie and the boom to move the platform Frank built for Dad (for the back door wheelchair ramp) from the […]
Continue Reading10/24/2018 – As we had a light all-day drizzly rain yesterday–that should have made the dry soil workable–and tomorrow is 100% chance of rain we decided we had to get the last of the yard work done, including mulching and spreading the wildflower seeds, before the rain tomorrow. Widened bed between the walkway to the […]
Continue Reading10/22/2018 – We built a new flower bed along the azaleas in the new backyard. Moved the amaryllis’ in from the bed along the driveway that has become too crowded. Also, separated the two clumps of daylilies at the Bay Leaf Tree bed, replanting the larger clumps and planted the smaller clumps at the ends of […]
Continue ReadingAfter the 150th Year Reunion at Union Baptist Church, we enlarged the small bed with the Bay Leaf tree and two daylilies. The bed was extended to create a corner and to provide space to hold the two Grandiflora roses that were along the 4-board fence between the crepes. They had not done well there likely […]
Continue ReadingTo be sure we would not have any issues at Thanksgiving, and we have no idea when it was last pumped out, we hired Billies Septic Tank Service to do so on 10/17/2018 for $275. The line in from the house is on the west end and the baffle and line to the field lines […]
Continue Reading10/16/2018 – David Dixon/Mobile Co. Engineering & PW, had the cracking asphalt at the mailbox patched/sealed today.
Continue ReadingToday, 10/14/2018, we moved the TT from the driveway (where it has been since early March) to behind the azaleas in the barnyard. Very nice to have the driveway back.
Continue ReadingOrdered 10/13/18 from American Meadows at 50% off. Frans Hals Daylily Bag of 3, Item #: 7FDL3 $10.49 Hyperion Reblooming Daylily Bag of 3, Item #: 54FDL3 $11.99
Continue Reading10/8/2018 – Planted the 5’x25′ new bed between the new back patio and the house with seedlings bought at Walmart. 6 green cabbages 6 red cabbages 6 Romain Leaf Lettuce Butter Crunch Bibb Lettuce 6 Mustard Greens about 50 green onions 1 cilantro 1 Italian parsley 6 swiss chard, Bright Lights
Continue ReadingUsed the Troy-Built cultivator to weed and till the bed from fence to fence. Prep’ing to kill the weeds that were getting out of control and for wildflower seeds that will arrive from American Meadows this coming week.
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