January saw some serious effort in sowing of seed. Sections by Pecan Tree and Stock tank were mowed really low then I ran the disc harrow several times with criss-cross pattern. Discing was kept less than 2 inches to reduce bringing up dormant weeds. Area was left to settle...
March Strip Mowing
I’ve been a little slack on updating blog so decided to try play catch up today – sadly the Internet is really quirky today so let’s see how it goes. With early rainfall this season the grass and weeds are doing really well and weed control is a balance...
Red Tailed Hawk
We have been blessed with a several red tail hawk. I am not sure if we have two or three. We always see one on middle section of property and a pair down by Noleen’s pecan tree. I have never seen all three out at the same time. Here...
Stock tank fish
Finally got to see schools of perch in our stock tank. We suspected we may have lost them all with last round of heavy rounds but were most pleased to see them – hope they enjoy the daily feed we throw in for them.
Pond level adjustment
After the last round of heavy rain we lost a lot of fish due to pipe overflow. We have no added an elbow and filter in order to be able to adjust the level of pond and prevent fish being swept down pipe. The elbow can be rotated to...
Cleaned water pans
Even with all the recent arctic blasts the water pans still needed cleaning out. Both pans are now clean.
BeautyBerry
This year we are wanting to plant more trees and shrubs on the property, initial focus being down by the bird sanctuary area. We just added three Beauty Berry shrubs and hope they will attract plenty of birds and insects. I’ve also read of side benefits of it being...
Fire Ant Control
We have walked fire ant control areas twice already this year without seeing many mounds. With the recent rains however they are popping up at a rapid rate. Spent time this week walking around and treating fire ant mounds with poison. Areas treated were around the pond and bird...
After the rains
A little more than a week ago we had more than 7 inches of rain over a couple of days – One day alone was between 5 and 6 inches! While we did have some driveway damage – nothing a box blade and gravel couldn’t fix – the land...
Preparing for winter seeding
Second disc harrowing on lower portion of property in preparation for seeding. Planning to seed by the weekend.