Went down today to get soil for samples.
It was all i could do to get a gallon ziploc full of dirt. Shovel wouldn't even touch the hard-as-rock ground...had to use a pole axe to get 4 to 6 inches deep. But mission accomplished and samples sent off, dude will call me and coach me on results in...
@Mike and @Buckmaster Wifey and I are already on this train, use it at home in the flowers and garden - buy Irish spring in bulk on Amazon
Good idea and reminder
Many thanks to all who replied - I wish I'd started this 7 years ago, huh? Oh well, moving forward...
I called the Soil office today to learn about testing and got instructions on what to do, I'm going to do this right away so that I have a baseline understanding of what's going on.
I'll be...
your driveway would be perfect for this. I'm hoping that @finelyshedded will post us a picture here of the wire cages he has around his trees in his front yard - he's the one that gave me the idea
So we have a 5 acre spot in Adams county that has a pole barn on a couple of mowed acres, and the rest is growing CRP and hardwoods.
I'm going to park Kevin's camper there under a canopy (to keep the weather off of it) and put in a fire ring, and have a place to camp and bring the grandkids and...
My doctor and I will be dealing with some med issues that require an October hospital stay. All good, no worries, just a timing inconvenience. Sorry guys, but I'm confident y'all are big boys and nobody will starve at breakfast. (y)