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Joshua Msika wrote:
I'm hoping the thorns will give them a chance against the ravenous deer here. They seem to think that it is their job to prune young trees. Lacking any formal training, they often succeed at killing trees unadapted to heavy browsing pressure, like fruit trees...
Gerardo Burton wrote:
Hello Andria I would be interested in an opportunity like this. I am currently in the Widefield security area of springs at the moment. I currently have an RV as well.
Kim Wills wrote:
Andria Wood wrote:
Since originally writing this I realized that I really need to create a secure hedge on the perimeters due to neighbor dogs running around and probable deer issues. (Hence, intermixing the aspen with elderberries on one section of the perimeter.)
I will check out the tree lists, but really need tall shrubs that can grow under any trees I plant, or a succession of things...
I'm in a similar boat, so I hope you don't mind me joining the conversation! But for me it's not dogs. I need to keep out people on 4-wheelers! I'm taking possession of my dad's hunting cabin with lots of acreage, and in the last 5 or so years of my dad's life, when he barely went up there, people have been trespassing,huntingpoaching, stealing trees (yes!), and breaking & entering. Maybe I'll post this issue in another area.
But for this part of the topic, I want to plant things that will grow into a hedge that small vehicles can't easily get through. There are lots of places a person can walk through; I'll never prevent that, but there are a couple areas along the border that are just grassy, and I'd like something people can't drive through.
I like the elderberry idea! Thanks to you I just read up on it and apparently it sends up lots of suckers that can make more & more "prison bars" as time goes on, lol. I was already thinking of various berry bushes, or forsythia because a family member has tons overgrowing and I could try digging it up and moving it. I don't want anything tall because I want to see the fields beyond; over the top of the shrubs.
Does anyone know anything that can grow fast from seed (for economic reasons; the area is very long), even if it's just visually temporary while sturdier stuff grows in?
Ooh, how about corn? Haha! Fast thick stalks to confound the dogs or people for a while? What if we plant corn really close together, putting the seeds in a staggering pattern, so the dogs could barely see through it a couple months from now? And leave the stalks standing through fall & winter? Maybe we could do this for a few years until permanent shrubs get established.
Is that whacky?
Gerardo Burton wrote:
Andria Wood wrote:Hello, all.
I have recently purchased a property in a tiny town in SE Colorado. I don't have tons of acres. I have three 1/4 acre lots: one has the house I'm living in, one is fenced and previously had horses, one lot has cement strips for RVs with electricity nearby. The main water line for the lot is 20' away and what we think is a septic system also (but not sure about that yet).
The reality is that I'm super busy with renovating the house, starting my new business(es) and landscaping the lot I'm on and although I think it would be ideal to do an intensive row based veggie/flower/herb farm in the back where the horses were, but I simply don't have the time to do it myself right now.
My ultimate goal is to develop a homesteading based intentional community with shared and cohousing options and I have some business plans and structures that I'm putting in place to do that, but there are some steps I will be taking to get there.
One day the reality of my current situation and my future dreams intersected and I realized that I could probably have someone on that back lot working the 1/4 acre horse pasture.
I was thinking if someone had a some sort of an RV/trailer/skoolie it could work (I mean, a tent could work but it gets super cold here half the year). Originally, I was thinking $100-200/month rent to cover the utilities, but that's negotiable. In all reality, if you're handy, or can just help me out on my projects... you could probably make as much or more than rent.
I'm in a small town called Haswell in SE Colorado so there aren't really any job options nearby so this is best for someone that either has some savings or some sort of online income or can get some side hustles going quickly.
I actually have quite a background of wanting to start an intentional community as I started and ran the largest Intentional Community Facebook group before it became too challenging for me so I passed the torch. So although I haven't lived in one, I have done at least some research into it.
A little about me:
I have good friends of all persuasions from conservative christians to polyamorous atheists so I have the ability to get along with a large swath of people. Although I can be handy around a house (mainly because I keep living in small towns and am forced to), I prefer to build soil and grow things. I'm a traveler and have spent the last two years living in Mexico and Argentina and traveling the states to visit family and friends.
I'm currently rebuilding my life after closing/selling my businesses and real estate a few years ago. I like outdoorsy things like kayaking and camping, and indoors things like sewing and reading and making herbal concoctions.
Anyway, let me know if you'd be interested and we can chat about options. :-)
Hello Andria I would be interested in an opportunity like this. I am currently in the Widefield security area of springs at the moment. I currently have an RV as well.
r ranson wrote:https://permies.com/wiki/permies-faq
https://permies.com/w/how-permies-works
https://permies.com/t/68634/deleting-stuff
And there are some other links at the top of this forum, tinkering with this site
E Sager wrote:Absolutely, go for it! Once the temperature reaches above 50ºF outside at night, dump a bunch of red wiggler compost worms on that hügel to work on converting that manure into soil. They'll die off when the winter hits, fertilizing even more. Just don't let your chickens or ducks see you add the worms to it.
John Duffy wrote:Andria, congrats on scoring a big pile of goat pooh...'When God gives you poop, make compost." (OK, I improvised that) Nonetheless, if you put a pound or two of red wigglers into that pile of goat doodles, they will make you some lovely vermi compost that you can add to your Hugle...If you have access to manure, worms are the way to go. Vermi castings here in Indiana sell for $2 and go up from there. VC is amazing stuff!