Bigger garden...more trees 
Friday, January 30, 2009, 09:40 PM
Posted by texan


Today I had my garden tilled. I ask the guy before he came if he needed to plow first, he said tilling would be enough. WRONG. After he went over it 3-4 times I told him to stop, that He was just burning my time (money). He finally conceded, and said he would come back and plow & re-till and only charge me 1 more hour. well see if he comes back...

Also this week I planted 8 fruit trees. I had ordered 12 pecan & 6 Black walnuts from a nursery in Georgia (Ty-Ty), I wouldn't recommend them. After 8 weeks and several calls, I happily received a box of trees from UPS. to my dismay, there was only 8 trees and they were pear, nectarine & plums....
I called back, complained some more and a week later I get the trees I ordered... Now I have to dig 18 more holes.

Next project will be irrigation lines.....

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We want more.....( garden space) 
Tuesday, January 20, 2009, 10:21 AM
Posted by texan
I've given up on hand digging the garden. After checking out a community garden in town, my wife and I decided we need much more space... Were going to grow strawberry's in about half of the space I have dug and the rest is just barely large enough for the artichokes and asparagus. Sooooo I have to hire someone with a tractor to hoe & till my garden.

This weekend we cleared around our runoff pond lots and lots of dead wood...almost a swamp... but its getting better.

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The garden 
Wednesday, January 14, 2009, 09:17 AM
Posted by texan
My wife and I cleared an area for the garden a couple weeks ago and I have been hand tilling the sod. I'm about 1/4 way done...whew(hard work).Next year we hope to have a tractor.



We also have been clearing the pond area.
The pond is not only a water resource but a recreation area as well.
there is abundant wild life around. There's Bass, Sunfish, Catfish and small feeder fish of some sort. There's Frogs, turtles, birds, ducks and even a heron that hangs around. We have also seen Raccoon, Dear and maybe some sort of big cat, possibly dog tracts.

Im off to go dig in the garden

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Welcome 
Tuesday, January 13, 2009, 12:14 AM
Posted by Administrator
This site will chronicle our efforts to create our homestead. We have recently purchased 20 + acres in south Texas and hope to do some ranching (3 cows), some farming( 45x60 foot garden), some building ( a new house) and some relaxing (BBQs by the pond)

Stay tuned...!

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