Today I built a culvert retaining wall for the culvert on the shop driveway to keep it from washing out around the sides. I was grateful for the overcast and dreary day so I could do this work without getting … Read the rest “Installing a Culvert Retaining Wall was Today’s Homestead Project”
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Cedar-Apple Rust : Invasion of Alien-looking Fruiting Bodies
Cedar-Apple Rust
Yesterday we went out to check on ginseng seedlings and found the cedar trees blooming with Cedar-Apple Rust fruiting bodies. It’s caused by a fungus and alternates each year on cedars or apple trees. If there aren’t any … Read the rest “Cedar-Apple Rust : Invasion of Alien-looking Fruiting Bodies”
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How to move a round bale without a hay spike by using the front-end loader instead.
I’ve been using a chain with the tractor and front end loader to move round bales to the horses. We don’t have a hay spike or fork attachment.
This how-to assumes you have a tractor with a front end loader … Read the rest “How to move a round bale without a hay spike by using the front-end loader instead.”