Posts Tagged ‘farm life’

Compost

Monday, July 26th, 2010

One of my tasks for the day, completed before the heat really set in, was to consolidate our various compost piles. We now have one active pile where we dump our scraps and manure and a mature pile that has percolated sufficiently that it can be used to grow things. It never ceases to amaze me how huge piles of decaying vegetable matter can, by merely turning it over, virtually disappear. Before I scooped them together with the front loader the individual piles were four feet tall. Now the one usable pile is barely two. Ah, the circle of life.

Why go to the trouble of moving the compost? It needed to be closer to the hose. We are getting so little rain that it was drying out, killing the process, so we have to water it.

Like a day on the farm

Sunday, June 7th, 2009

Well, today, like most days, really will be a day on the farm. It is amazing how having a bad day here and there can cause work to accumulate and snowball out of control. There are a metric ass load of chores and projects that need to be completed, and Claireee & I have not had the motive, means or opportunity to get them out of the way. We have some skilled day labor coming this afternoon to try and get us caught up. If we have some downtime I want his input on the shooting range and training area.

Having the two dog siblings to care for is much more trouble than I had anticipated due to the lack of kennel-like facilities. That goes on the sooner-than-later project timetable, because even if we adopt them out tomorrow the problem is sure to crop up again.

Tomorrow will be busy with house building preparations, so this weekend is crunch time. When we have something concrete to show for all this effort I will post photos.