Working at the Farm - Took a few I-Phone Pics

[dgallow]

Or maybe I was just a "Flower Child."

Nay...you are too clean cut for that!

 

[Native Hunter]

Nay...you are too clean cut for that!

Hey D - glad you found your way here to the new forum.....

 

[Weasel]

Love the old hunting pics. That was literally before my time, 5 years before in fact.

 

[Native Hunter]

Guys, I don't have a big update today. Mowed my trails today and picked some fruit.

Next job is putting in plots. Spraying is done, I have the seed and the tractor is gassed up. Might do it tomorrow since good rain is forecasted for next week.

This is a pic of me standing on top of my pickup truck picking pears. They are just perfect right now. The color is so red my dad thought they were apples when I took him a mess.





The unknown pears are ripe too. Great taste as well but not quite up with Ayers.



The rain and hot weather has put NWSGs into overdrive. Partridge Pea just beginning to bloom. In a few weeks these fields will be beautiful.





This is what the grass jungle looks like at the tower blind. I mow trails about every 3 weeks or so.





I have an excellent crop of weeds and native forbs growing up in the tree planting. This was mowed early spring and let go since then. It is a mix of ragweed, sumac, goldenrod and lot of other tall forbs. The chestnut tree in the center is probably 11 years in the ground.



A few apples I have been picking up. Betsey Deaton, Priscilla and Liberty are dropping right now. I've given lots of these to several folks and they say they are delicious.





Still have the same deer except that a few young bucks have migrated in. Not time yet for things to change much. Glad my two mature deer are still here.

That's all folks - hope you enjoy.

 

[dogdoc]

Fruit looks great. These land tours are keeping me busy right now - which is good since I'm still home bound recovering from shoulder surgery.

 

[Native Hunter]

Fruit looks great. These land tours are keeping me busy right now - which is good since I'm still home bound recovering from shoulder surgery.

Glad you are home and healing Todd. You should be as good as new by hunting season.

 

[j-bird]

One of these days Native I need to cross the river and come see your place first hand - your pics are always so great.

 

[lakngolf]

One of these days, one of these days.......naaaaaaaaa I will never have fruit that productive. Looks great, and that is the first time I remember seeing that Taj Mahal of a shooting house. You definitely crossed out that stage of forum member.

 

[Native Hunter]

One of these days Native I need to cross the river and come see your place first hand - your pics are always so great.

Thank you J-bird. We should be able to do that someday for sure.

 

[Native Hunter]

One of these days, one of these days.......naaaaaaaaa I will never have fruit that productive. Looks great, and that is the first time I remember seeing that Taj Mahal of a shooting house. You definitely crossed out that stage of forum member.

Lak, a fellow who grows vegetables like you will have no trouble growing fruit. The early waiting period is the hard part.

The best thing about that shooting house is that I can store a lot of food in it.

 

[Native Hunter]

I decided to put in plots today. I know Sept 1 is about optimum here but we have some good rain forecasted and I had the time. That may not be the case when the time is perfect.

Plus Central KY Hunter got me excited and talked me into it..... I can blame him if it doesn't work out. Just kidding of course.

My father volunteered to come down with his big disk and help. I didn't turn him down. I did about 2.25 acres spread in 3 plots. A few pics from today are shown below.

 

[dogghr]

Well I guess you just created a drought on my brassica planting seeds. Looks good. What's in the mix or did I overlook? By the way nice condo shooting cabin. Have you ever just spent the night in there to hunt the next morning?

 

[Native Hunter]

Well I guess you just created a drought on my brassica planting seeds. Looks good. What's in the mix or did I overlook? By the way nice condo shooting cabin. Have you ever just spent the night in there to hunt the next morning?

Thanks dogghr.

I have considered spending the night in it. I do have an army cot, so could if I wanted to, but haven't done it yet. My access is so good on this stand, I wouldn't gain anything by staying in it, but still might be fun.

I didn't mention the mix, but I really did make a buffet this time. My mix had:

Wheat
Oats
Small amount of radishes
Small amount of peas
4 kinds of clover
alfalfa
chicory

So, I had to do some guessing on the amounts. This is the first year I have never planted a turnip. Tired of watching them rot. I feel good about my mix, because everything in it is eaten well here.

Hope I didn't jinx your planting....lol.

 

[dogghr]

Lol you eliminate turnips and I am prob eliminating chicory. I use similar mix of yours in early Sept and overseed brassica late season if need be. Good luck


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[Flyfixer]

Looks like you have a good crop of partridge pea. I have a fair amount of them along the front of my property and last year I collected some of the seed and plan on getting some more this year. I would like to get more growing around the property to encourage the quail to spend more time on my place.

 

[Native Hunter]

Looks like you have a good crop of partridge pea. I have a fair amount of them along the front of my property and last year I collected some of the seed and plan on getting some more this year. I would like to get more growing around the property to encourage the quail to spend more time on my place.

I've never seen any annual as persistent as the partridge pea we planted. You will hardly see it and then it suddenly springs out of the seed bank and is soon 6 foot tall. The native PP here won't be over knee high - so quite a difference in height.

I really like it, and the quail must too, because there are several around.

 

[Fish]

Native, i picked gala yesterday as they were perfect. I pulled a honeycrisp and will sample it today to see if they are ready. Liberty usually goes a few more weeks for me, but they sure are colored up right now. Your fruit looks great for no sprays.

 

[Native Hunter]

Native, i picked gala yesterday as they were perfect. I pulled a honeycrisp and will sample it today to see if they are ready. Liberty usually goes a few more weeks for me, but they sure are colored up right now. Your fruit looks great for no sprays.

Thanks Fish.

I still have probably 1/2 of my Liberty hanging on the tree with the other 1/2 already dropped. I didn't thin them this year so the size is about 2/3 of normal. Betsey Deaton probably has 1/3 of the apples still hanging. It and Liberty seems to drop about the same time here.

Ayers Pear is prime time right now. In fact, the hornets have already started drilling in some. I got a bunch and put in the fridge so we can enjoy them a few more weeks.

That young chestnut tree in the pic above that I took from the tractor has caught my eye. It's not very old and I noticed two things about it last year and this year:

1. It seemed a lot later dropping than most other chestnuts.
2. It seems to be a heavy bearer for its age compared to trees of the same age.

It's just a seedling grown tree but appears to have some good attributes. I will be watching it closer this time.

It feels good to have my seed in the ground - although I know I planted a little early. But, even though not the best for the cereal grains, we should have great growth before the end of the year on our clovers - especially the annual clovers.

 

[George]

How much to rent the condo out for a week?

G

 

[Native Hunter]

How much to rent the condo out for a week?

G

The price is higher if I have to air drop supplies from a helicopter...lol.