Good Trees = Good!Vines Growing In Good Trees = Bad!I, Deano, will conquer the vines! #deanofarms
Category Archives: Farm
Thistle Wars Update (DeanoFarms: Week 67)
Deano’s sick idea of a good day?!? Battling thistles in the TN heat! Ha! We let our fields grow all year (no mowing this year). I walked the property a few times and cut the thistles. Once cut, I spot-apply 10 parts diesel + 1 part herbicide with a paintbrush. I don’t really want ANY …
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Letting The Pastures Grow & Thistle Wars (DeanoFarms: Week 55)
We spent a decent amount of time and energy last year mowing the pastures (three times I think). I decided to take a different approach this year. The goal was 1) less work/time devoted to maintenance, 2) let some soil ‘build’ and 3) give natural habitat a chance to give some nature a home. I’m …
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Splitting Logs For Firewood (DeanoFarms: Week 50)
Trees down…check. Logs cut into rounds…check. Time for splitting. I’d never done it before, but I decided to try to conquer them by hand. I immediately regretted this as the ax hit the center of the first round. After learning some quick lessons and getting my skills up to speed I finished my first round. …
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15 Months To Grow A Tomato?!? – AKA Tackling My Patio Garden (DeanoFarms – Week 60)
Does it take 15 months to grow a tomato? No, absolutely not. Did it take me 15 months to grow a tomato? Yes, sadly, yes it did. My concrete jungle patio has always been a mess. I decided if I was going to move out to the country I could at least conquer 100 square …
Cutting Blown Down Trees (DeanoFarms: Week 46)
My brother-in-law, Justin, really likes chainsaws (like really). When he heard I had some trees down he was all ears. I don’t know if he really (like, really really) wanted to spend a day on the farm sweating but that is what happened. I had 4 (then 5) really big trees down and needed to …
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Visiting White Oak Pastures (I Met Will Harris!)
It has been a year since I started learning about regenerative farming (and White Oak Pastures). In a stroke of serendipity, our Spring Break road trip this year took us right by their farm in Bluffton, GA. It would be crazy to not stop by for a quick visit?!? As we drove I made the …
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Winterizing The Farm and The RV (DeanoFarms: Week 34)
I didn’t think through winterizing our building for the winter very well this first winter. I got busy and kept putting it off. Then, it got really cold! I solved it after a cold spike in late December. But, not before I rang up a big ‘ol gas bill. No busted water pipes, however. I …
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Finding My Property Line (DeanoFarms: Week 26)
Today I hacked through the overgrown jungle to find my property line. I knew it was in there somewhere. More work to be done but I found what I was looking for on this day. #DeanoFarms
Fall Mowing and Clearing Fencerows (DeanoFarms: Week 19)
Mowing day is not my favorite day because I like projects (as opposed to maintenance). Emily likes mowing so she does that part. I get my weed-eating done as quickly as possible and then work on projects while she drives the mower. My projects usually involve clearing out a fencerow. Clearing fencerows usually allows me …
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