Postcards From the Po’ Farm
Musings from around the farm
January at the Farm
After a couple of rainy weeks, it looks like we're in for a cold spell. No complaints here. After all it is early January. We've made some progress on the farm in the new year - cleaning up from tree sales and doing repairs and maintenance. Our Ford 801 almost ready...
Planting the New Leyland Cypress Trees
It's warming up, so we're back at work in the fields. We're about done planting a new crop of Leyland Cypress trees. We plant by hand, and use strings and stakes to line the rows up both ways. We're also basal pruning the two- and three-year old trees so they'll have...
Quiet Farm
The farm is quiet now. All the Christmas tree customers have come and gone. The cleaning up is well under way. It's a little sad, but there's also the satisfaction of having a good season and there's the optimism that comes with knowing spring isn't far away. It's...
Happy Holidays
We're down to the last weekend of the season, and in many ways it's the most wonderful time of the season. The hustle and bustle of previous weekends has slowed down, giving us more time to visit with our friends doing last-minute tree shopping. But there is a little...
Postcards from the Po’ Farm
Considering our interest in old trucks, old tractors and old ways in general, you might assume that we’d be against trying new things. But the Internet, blogs and e-mails seem to be the best way to communicate in today’s world, so here we are. It’s kind of like when...