17.0 East Field General
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This disc plow almost works. I towed behind a tractor rather than a horse team, but without a lot more weight, it won't turn over more than an inch or so. Needs to be moved somewhere else, perhaps to metal sculpture
The path between the east field and the south east woods is completely shaded by on a few evergreens. In between it's thick with tangled brush. Only some of it is bush honeysuckle. There's also a vine honeysuckle spreading here.
The path between the east field and the berm of the east border field is the low spot here. This part of the path might benefit from making a pond of sort.
standing water after snow melt or heavy rain
This part of the east field, the path along the eastern edge, has several low spots that collect and hold water.
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Boundary between east woods and east field
Looking west from the meeting of the east woods with the east field by the east border woods. Both of these areas have a lot of black locust coming up, as well as a number of other pioneer species, including more eastern red cedars. The mass of brush under the split cedar is almost exclusively bush oney suckle and poison ivy. In fact, thinking a bit about it, seems like the bush honeysuckle does prefer some shade. They don't seem to get very big out in the open sun.
implement to the left is a disc plow set up to be pulled by horses, modified for tactor, then modified back. Doesn't work very well without a lot of weight on the back and essentially already cleared ground.
implement to the left is a disc plow set up to be pulled by horses, modified for tactor, then modified back. Doesn't work very well without a lot of weight on the back and essentially already cleared ground.
To get decent sized pears, I'll need to trim each cluster of blossoms/fruit down to one or two at most.
To get decent sized pears, I'll need to trim each cluster of blossoms/fruit down to one or two at most.
Couple of insects visiting the asian pear blossoms. Quite a few others buzzing around too fast to catch. The wasp was walking across the flowers and walking up the branch, while everyone else was flying. then he or she flew off.
This field was plowed in 2003 or 4. Except for some walnuts and pecans in the far south east (left) corner, all the rest of what's come up here is local immigration. The tall skinny ones are black locust, good nitrogen fixers, and good wood for fence posts or other sturdy consturction work, once you get the thorns off. Difficult to see in this image is the pair of ornamental pears who are not really welcome immigrants, and who will be trimmed and raised to become lumber. They are behind the two cedars in the center.
Notice how the ridge runs from the house up toward the storage shed and barn.
Notice how the ridge runs from the house up toward the storage shed and barn.
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southwest corner of the east field, just east of the barn area.
southwest corner of the east field, just east of the barn area.
This one is on the berm on the east side of the property; behind it you can lights from signs at the gas station.
I hope the blossoming is temporary and will die back from the girdling.
girdling is have some effect, but not as much as I'd hoped.
girdling is have some effect, but not as much as I'd hoped.
I was walking south along the middle path through the east field and I noticed this guy hopping along the east path, keeping pace with me. At the end of the path, he came over a little to look at me while I took his picture. Then bounded off in a flash.
Interesting how this was not the easiest stalk to reach; the deer would have had to straddle other stalks to get to it. In any case a signal to make sure other young trees are protected in the next day or two.
There's a low spot that collects water. Need to use that at one end of a contour ditch.
