Anyone in for growing trees? Summer Grow 2020

[SoOrbudgal]

Yep us too Bowhunterwoody even cook on it got some pots heating up on it now. We have oak, madrone, fir mostly in our area. We've cut all the oaks in our yards down over the years now there is a small stand out front in the woods area. It has opened up my yards to the sun thank goodness. I still put some veggies in but not as much as I use to. Mostly flowers and herbs some root crops. We enjoy cutting and cleaning the forest floor. Trilliums are beginning to bloom native wildflowers are just lovely. We have a Spring wildflower show here probley not this year:dead:

 

[Bowhunterwoody]

We still have a few giant oaks shading a big portion of our lot. Have a hard time cutting down a 35" diameter tree for a few more cukes. We do ok. Mayflowers are starting. Trilliums come a little later here. Lady slippers and Jack in a pulpit too. They're all coming. Can't wait.

 

[oldjarhead100]

average here is 50 right now next week looks better ,nights are still cold

 

[Rwise]

All y'all can come cut wood here, I have plenty to go 'roun', I do want to keep some of the 150+ YO oaks.

 

[Rwise]

Well we made it through with 37* for the low (wind chill 28*), hope that was the last cold front I have to worry with! 4 More for the GF and we'll have our summer grow going. I must also do some work in the veggie garden!

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Bowhunterwoody we just split a big oak like that been laying down since last years snowmeggedon winter. Neighbor used his tractor to get it off another tree it hung up on was a really big job. It's taken us nearly a year to get the debris cleaned up. I don't ever want to roll big rounds again at our age.:fear:

 

[Bowhunterwoody]

We had a tornado come thru two springs ago and had four get uprooted that were better than 35". Took the whole summer and most of the fall to get cleaned up and split. Got 10 cords from those four. Still burning some of it. Like you said. Those big rounds have to stay on there side till at the splitter. Once they go flat forget it.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

I just noticed my post says 1919 birth year of my mother

 

[SoOrbudgal]

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[SoOrbudgal]

Our homemade 54ton wood splitter

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Farmall2

 

[swegrow]

Fine machine and great logs, you will be set for the winter if you keep that up =)

 

[Bowhunterwoody]

54 ton! Beautiful. Ours is just 37. Still does ok for us. I try not to take the big honkers. Just the 12-20 inches. Little easier to maneuver on the splitter. Wife works the lever. She still has a good eye. Still have all my fingers.

 

[SoOrbudgal]

Thank you it's his pride and joy:big-smile:

 

[oldjarhead100]

when I was a kid my dad had told me to split up this oak tree trunk and like a kid I put it off ,one afternoon when it was about 0 out he told me to go do it now so I bundled up went out and split the whole trunk about 10 feet of rounds ,apparently it was frozen solid and when I hit it with the mall it just flaked off ,never had to swing hard ,it was like a hot knife thru butter , Now I haven't had to split wood for alot of years but when I did I always let it get frozen first ,I did next years wood this year only way it worked

 

[oldjarhead100]

I wonder what caused that ring around the outer edge interesting

 

[Rwise]

A few pics of the future trees! Although the Pieberts look like they are going into flower, if they do I'll put out 2 more BB3s!

 

[RuralChic97]

My hubby would look right past the plants and notice the wood pile

 

[GreenState]

Looking good Rwise!! Gosh, I see green grass in your photos (g). My sis in TN. said she mowed her lawn the other day.
I'm tempted to move the snowblower to the back of the garage and the tractor and push mower to the front. I actually let the woodstove go out yesterday, first time it's been out since beginning of Nov. But, had to lite it up again it this morning.

 

[FunkyButtLovin]

We've mowed twice here.