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[the_whingnut]

Well it's Dec and we are pretty settled in on the property. Just clearing sites, planning gardens and trying to fill the pantry and freezer. DW has been working on clearing trails for walking and tending the site while I'm at school. I'm constantly trying to keep the equipment up and running. Hopefully soon I can get a few truck loads of wood chips and sawdust for outer garden beds. Going to do a modified lasagna garden bed. 😋

 

[the_whingnut]

Well we are in TN. Clearing a site.

 

[the_whingnut]

Got some more clearing work done!

 

[the_whingnut]

More clearing work. Progress is slowing as the backhoe needs repairs and the weather turns rainy.

 

[the_whingnut]

Well lots to update........
We got more done on the property. Still waiting on the well. I lost 2 months april and june working due to back and leg injuries. Started welding school in may to redo my certs that didnot tranfer from military. All school work for the welding portion is done through November. As of jun 15th. Once back to class i start testing out for the stuff due in December. Ive been helping teach my classmates and the class a head of me. 😆 ive been voted into the local American legion post 146 and now on the executive board. Im also a legion rider as well. Bubbles (DW) is starting up a soap and wax melt/candle business. Ive been working with my dad on his place and he on ours. We are almost finished with a canning/brewing/soap room at his farm. And the backhoe is broke again this time major. Parts are not available trying to find a fix for it. We have power on site too.

 

[the_whingnut]

So we got a fixed backhoe and a well! Just need to install plumbing from well, run power and septic!

 

[the_whingnut]

Well I'm the plumbing ppl so no I didn't tell myself that. But I will now you bring it up.

Jokes aside. If you are doing a chamber system Do not ever driver over it with equipment or large trucks. They will collapse!

Creek rock is rock from the creek. It's used as a base for the driveway and site. It packs well and "locks" in for a solid road bed. It's also really cheap at $180 bucks a dump truck load. If we didn't do the creek rock, putting down gravel would have it mushed into the road bed and gone in a few months not to mention rutting would be bad too. Our soil here is very fine clay and loose churt.

 

[farmerjan]

Just got the electric company issue sorted with all extra commercial payments credited to the account. Easy fix just called the engineers and submitted the septic and explained I needed the 200amp to run my residence and well pump.

 

[Mini Horses]

Easy and a credit back -- always good!

 

[the_whingnut]

i can't tell from the pictures upthread if the area you are working with is a mixed forest or a plantation forest?

if you get a chance next time the morels come out to grab some and rinse them off but keep the rinse water and scatter it about. i'm amazed by what has happened here after doing that some years ago.

putting sawdust and woodchips down is good but if you can get stuff from the power company tree trimming crews that chew up whole trees along with the bark, twigs, leaves, etc. is much better overall. sometimes you can find crews out and if they are nearby they'll gladly dump them instead of having to haul and dump them someplace further away.

Yup we are planning on doing morel water and inoculations of other wild mushrooms. This is mixed forest. The power company came through last year, but all the crew for the county know they can dump their trucks here. We have a sawyer just down the road I need to go talk to them about chips and sawdust.