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Peach blossoms on an Elberta Peach Tree that I planted a few years ago 🌱 #gardening #foodforest #liveofftheland #homestead #homesteading #silvopasture #food=love

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar 9h ago

More rain showers, so job not finished, it was getting too wet. Annoying, but oh well.

Can't really complain about the weather too much, we had an awesome sunny month and the mud season was short. The newly woodchipped parking area helped not get the cars get stuck like the previous year.

Got as far as moving the old soil out of the way and scooping most of the good soil over to where it should be.

The yard monitors were watching from above but wouldn't commit when I asked if it looks straight enough. 🤷

#ExcavatorGardening #Homestead #DIY #Stork

Loke Mani 12h ago

The #asparagus has officially survived the hard winter. 🤗

My mom agreed to attempt growing asparagus from seed since buying crowns is so expensive. We have tried it ourselves before, but never had any luck. With my mom's fantastic seed starting setup, it has finally been a success.

The asparagus has now survived its first winter in a cold frame. Mom never attempted asparagus before, because she doesn't have the space for the full grown plants anyway, but we do! Next year, these plants will get moved to our property and then we can share the bounty every spring. Teamwork! 🌱

#growyourown #homestead

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar 15h ago

Relocating the kitchen garden after getting rid of the concrete around it.

You can nicely see the difference between the good soil and the clay rich stuff below in the spot where I scraped too deeply.

The big grading bucket moves dirt fast but unfortunately it just started raining, to my great annoyance. Sprinted out to rescue some stuff and now having coffee while hoping it doesn't get too muddy to continue. 😫

Like most excavator work, it requires a bit of strategy. Here I'm piling the good soil in the middle, then I'll have to move the bad soil over it to fill the gap left behind and then distribute the good soil in the new hole.

#Gardening #ExcavatorGardening #MiniExcavator #Homestead #Soil

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar 1d ago

Done digitizing the house. Well, apart from roof and attic which aren't very interesting right now.

Now to plan a bunch of stuff so we can decide if our ideas will work and what to do about doors, windows, etc.

#Homestead #House #Renovation #DIY #SweetHome3D #OurHouse #LogHouse

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar 1d ago

Yes, this bench is entirely occupied, why?

#ChickenTheCat #Cat #Homestead

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Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar 2d ago

Beam #2 lifted out well enough, but then I had to flip it and slide it over some thick old log so I could reach it with the tractor.

Each beam then needed me to push the tail end around the corner so it would go through the back gate without mowing the post down.

The yard is an absolute mess now, I've patched it a bit with the rake and will compact it down when this is done. Grass always grows back anyways.

Was hoping to get a matching pair of these giant beams and look, I even got a triplet (one came from the main garden cleanup last year). That'll be useful soon.

#ExcavatorGardening #Homestead #Concrete #Digging #Cleanup

Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar 2d ago

Next job: Removing the concrete pylons that formed a foundation for a greenhouse that must've collapsed some time ago.

We want our kitchen garden in that area (the soil is great), but a bit further from the big spruce as its roots compete with anything we tried to grow there last year.

The huge concrete beam is a little on the heavy side for my machines. You can see the excavator at tipping point there, but just about lifting it and I did wheelies on the tractor but managed to drag it out the back gate with some tricks.

One more to go.

#Garden #Gardening #Excavator #ExcavatorGardening #MiniExcavator #Concrete #Homestead #Digging #DIY