Some places need to be wild
John Daley Bendigo, Australia The Enemy of progress is the hope of a perfect plan
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John Daley Bendigo, Australia The Enemy of progress is the hope of a perfect plan
Benefits of rainfall collection https://permies.com/t/88043/benefits-rainfall-collection
GOOD DEBT/ BAD DEBT https://permies.com/t/179218/mortgages-good-debt-bad-debt
John C Daley wrote:I am not sure any cattle actually dont damage the ground.
I have worked on dairy farms and have not seen soil compaction that causes trouble in the paddocks, but it certainly happens on paths and near water rings.
I guess its a matter of not overstocking.
bruce Fine wrote:pictures worth 1000 words,
very beautiful place you have.
as far as the 40 acres that need mowing. are there any neighbors who cut and bale hay? might be a good way to get it mowed without having your own equipment and making new friends.
Nothing ruins a neighborhood like paved roads and water lines.
Mark Reed wrote:That is a pretty piece of land. In fact the whole area around Lexington is nice, you might make a point to visit Daniel Boone State Forest and Natural Bridge State Park a little to the south east when you get the time. I've spent many a night living in caves down there, back in another life time.
About 45 minutes north of Lexington puts you about the same distance south of me, I'm just across the Ohio River in Indiana. As far as what you can grow there I'd say just about anything except maybe some of those Andean crops that they grow in the PNW.
You mentioned raised beds, in your neighborhood you should have Black Locust as well as Honey Locust. Black Locust logs, if you have them of decent size make great raised beds as well as posts, building supplies and of course firewood. Black Locust flowers are also generally abundant in the spring and are delicious battered and fried similar to morel mushrooms, in fact I almost like them better than morels and they are much easier to find.
When you get settled in you can drop me a note if you want as I have a pretty good supply of vegetable seeds that I've been growing by landrace technique. The way you describe your soil is very similar to mine as is our climate, so they should be pretty well adapted.
I see some kind of furry black and white critter in than one photo. Boarder Collie or English Shepard perhaps?
Cole Tyler wrote:Hey there guys! Glad to see your posts and pics! I'm in Robertson county, KY, about an hour or so north/east of Lexington KY on 30 acres.
I didn't read everything you wrote, but hope to re-read it all soon...anyways I saw you mentioned something about your side by side purchase and being interested in buying a tractor. I do mechanics, veggie gardening and landscaping for a living (well I try my best lol) and am into tools and things in that realm. Starting small, I just have an ATV...but do dream of a sxs with dump bed.
Last year I did buy a new tractor though, so if you guys ever wanted to chat about that or if you are close by enough and wanted to check mine out in your decision making process let me know! I know it's a huge investment and really hard to know what machine will suit your needs, I'd go to the dealers after hours on purpose just to look at and sit on all the different models on the lot in my own time and space :)
….give me coffee to do the things I can and bourbon to accept the things I can’t.
John F Dean wrote:Over 20 years after moving onto my present site, one of my biggest regrets is not planting full sized fruit trees.
John Daley Bendigo, Australia The Enemy of progress is the hope of a perfect plan
Benefits of rainfall collection https://permies.com/t/88043/benefits-rainfall-collection
GOOD DEBT/ BAD DEBT https://permies.com/t/179218/mortgages-good-debt-bad-debt
John C Daley wrote:I always read your entries, I enjoy them.
Why do spooler diffs cause the wheels to spin on the mobile unit?
Do you foundations extend further into the ground?
What are the walls of the home being built from?
Thanks
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