My land

[kcinnick]

Might look at some Hardy bamboo's. Very useful and clumping bamboo won't take over. Some shoots are even edible. I assume way to far north for Citrus. I here people have had success with blood oranges farther north, might want to look into them, very good for juicing. Also, mix up your blueberries, don't get just one kind.

Anna is a good apple, or any of the Fuji's, Macintosh is one. Just make sure the Apple trees are close enough to cross pollinate, might want to let a bee keeper use your "Orchard" maybe in exchange for honey. The bamboo will also attract small birds that will help with pollination, mine is loaded with hummingbirds in the spring.

 

[cbr900son]

Man Id love a spot like that to relax and go hunting at from time to time! How many acres did you end up buying?

 

[VeedUp]

Nice, how did you find it? I wouldn't mind 8-10 acres up there for me and the my boys to go camping on.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Might look at some Hardy bamboo's. Very useful and clumping bamboo won't take over. Some shoots are even edible. I assume way to far north for Citrus. I here people have had success with blood oranges farther north, might want to look into them, very good for juicing. Also, mix up your blueberries, don't get just one kind.

Anna is a good apple, or any of the Fuji's, Macintosh is one. Just make sure the Apple trees are close enough to cross pollinate, might want to let a bee keeper use your "Orchard" maybe in exchange for honey. The bamboo will also attract small birds that will help with pollination, mine is loaded with hummingbirds in the spring.

Too far north for blood oranges.
It's In zone 6.

I've got a beekeeper friend of mine I'm working on talking into helping me establish a couple hives in the spring... I'll put them on one of my house sized boulders so the bears don't get them.


I spent 8 years in the Corps picking out the area, then when I got out I moved to the general area to finish school. Spent 2 years looking, by motorcycle, car, realtors, online, word of mouth, newspapers, leaving business cards, and finally found my 80 acres on Craigslist!

I was originally looking for 5-20 acres, but this was too pretty and too cheap to pass up!

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Btw: I'm looking for game camera recommendations, both for their intended use, as well as setting a couple up and seeing who travels the private road.

Something easy to conceal, with an SD card, which will withstand only being checked every couple months.

 

[dixiejarhead]

excellent chunk of land, you did well sir!

 

[ChrisK]

Man, one day I would love to be able to do that. That's awesome land. I enjoy motorcycling in Arkansas, so much that I might retire there one day. That is, if I can ever talk the wife into it.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Well, ozarks, didn't say AR...


Picking up an airstream tomorrow and I'll be taking it there... Plan to spend November on MY LAND!!!!

 

[Spent Brass]

Progress report on the orchard/well/cabin situation? I'd like to see this develop vicariously. I figure I'm still 10 years off from something like this.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Traded time on property for ripping out my mother's flooded garage

Then my grandmother asked for help... Came to NY and helped take care of my grandfather for a few weeks as it had become too much for her. He almost died and I took him to the hospital.

He's now in a nursing home and I'm leaving tomorrow to pick up my airstream in New Hamshire

Along the way I spent 2 days in the VA hospital and found out I now have 2 blown discs in my neck rather than one...
Possibly from when I picked him up and carried him to my car.


So I'm going to drive to my property and park nearby and hire someone to fix the road rather than doing it myself.

Plant some roses, rasberries, and few other things.

CAREFULLY clean up the trash which is there, and cut some trees and rent a chipper (going to create mulch to build up the organic matter before I plant... Decided it was needful

Can probably stay there till the end of Nov when the cold drives me away.

The well will be put off till spring.

Tween times I have VA appointments in La...


Progress is slow, but WILL HAPPEN


I'll take more pix.

 

[7beast]

Looks like a great place.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Planted raspberries today, looking for a variety of sweet Nanking cherries...

Ground where I'm going to put in the orchard proves to be a good bit better than I expected, so I'll see what I can do....

 

[byrdman1]

Beautiful property!!

 

[madwabbit]

I'm jealous as hell at that price. Excellent property at an unbelievable price.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Since my spine is worse I'm (Atleast for a time) abandoning the idea of building a unconventional (Cordwood) house.

I'm getting bids on a 40x40 metal building. I'm planning on getting R30 Spray foam insulation, putting in a couple garage doors so I an pull my Airstream all the way through.
Also going to put in a couple of bedrooms and a bathroom for guests.
(Still off the grid)

Couple attic fans and anything else I can do to keep it cool in the summer.

What I plan on doing in May.... Will take pictures.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Got a quote on fixing the road....

It hurts. (But $100 per load of river rock... delivered, and $80/Hour for the Dozer.... not too bad.)

Worst part:

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Went out with several friends. I like these as he gets closer to the waterfall, it's deceptive, doesn't look as big as it is till he gets close enough.

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Random shots

 

[Nomad.2nd]

Walking along one of my bluffs

 

[Nomad.2nd]

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