Step one on re-planting is to have Seth disc the soil with a disc attachment on the back of the quad. It works pretty well for a low-cost, amateur attempt at farming.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
It's actually pretty fun because all you do is ride randomly around the field as fast as you dare. Here's a video of the disc in action.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
The aftermath. It looks pretty good I think. Most of the soil has been broken up and is ready for planting. After we walk it with the seed spreader, we'll take the top off a cedar and drag it around to cover everything up. If all goes well we should see a green fuzz in a week or so. Check back then for updates.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
Since Sadie is in the winter pen now, I decided to get into the summer pen and start clearing and thinning out some of the scraggly saplings, cedars, and dead trees. It was going well until I got in between two trees that were too close together and caused the track to come off.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
Luckily I have a great mobile mechanic who came by and got it fixed right up. I have to say, I was pretty stressed when it first happened. I had visions of paying thousands to get it fixed.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
While we were burning the aftermath of some previous bulldozer work, I found this interesting shaped rock.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
I'm pretty sure it's an arrow head or some kind of Indian tool. I can't really see this being a naturally worn rock.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
Here's the burn pile from the previously mentioned bulldozer work. It's amazing how quick you can knock trees down and how long it takes to clean them up. My lovely assistant Sawyer has just lit it up.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
It was a lot of dragging and cutting to get it all burned but it was nice to get out of the way. That pile has been sitting there for almost a year, waiting for the right moment to burn.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
It seems like it's always too muddy, too wet, too windy, too hot. There's always some reason to not do it.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
The fire crew striking a pose after a morning of hard work.
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| From 2015-10-09 |
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