Yes I have a small farm between Lansing and Detroit. My mother grew up in Huntington woods and her father is the one who purchased the land I live on and farm along time ago. The big hop farm is going to be just south of mount pleasant. If all goes well I will continue spreading hops as far as I...
I've also already designed but need to fabricate a roofing structure to stop water from rotting my beam joints. Planning on possibly building bat houses and getting in business with the neighbor who's a new keeper. I also have a badass M4 and 308 for any animals I feel should back off my hops...
I have a feeling that I will run into animal issues. I have had that manure tested. It was slightly acidic, done by Michigan State. I really am trying to make this as cheap as possibly by using my own lumber as materials. Due to the size of my project those cost are crushing. There's no way I...
I am trying this as a test run. As we are cutting those wood lots. We are leaving a reasonable amount topped at 25 feet to run our trellis leaving them rooted and stripping the bark. Gonna see how long they stay. I am working with 400 acres of wooded planted and natural forests. I have seen that...
Funny part is I was already starting my business plan the week before they even said that. In time like he said it's gonna be years before we are done. But today we cut!
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Yes I have a horse boarding business that has about 30 years of composted manure on about 1 1/2 acres. Waiting do have the soils tested but going to this week or next. Thank you for sharing your experience
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If anything those trees have given the area some fairly good compost. I believe it will be a little acidic as well. I'm just doing a test run on these 5 acres. First year as I stated. I will be having soil samples as soon as the ground thaws.
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