One of our first missions is to rid our farm of the ferns.. They inhabit the least forested and flattest part of the farm and so will be the first thing to go. Once chopped, they leave a nice, very thick, mat of mulch over the soil. I'm not positive what I want to put in the place of the ferns.. Eventually that land will become an orchard and garden, of course. But in the meantime I'm thinking of just popping some beans in there for a green mulch so that they can grow while I consider the larger picture which probably I won't begin to plant till next year.
It's a couple acres minimum.
These are the 5 foot ferns. On the top left is Chris there, conquering them.
More conquering.. Lots more to go. This wasn't really a work day. We usually wear tall plastic boots to prevent snake bites, long sleeve shirts, and pants..
Sunrise at 5am from my back porch.
A view of the mountains on the other side of our property.
It's a couple acres minimum.
These are the 5 foot ferns. On the top left is Chris there, conquering them.
More conquering.. Lots more to go. This wasn't really a work day. We usually wear tall plastic boots to prevent snake bites, long sleeve shirts, and pants..
Sunrise at 5am from my back porch.
A view of the mountains on the other side of our property.
