I would think that a thread titled like this one would get someone looking for a man all hot and bothered, no???
I try to learn something new, every time I fell a tree. Kimberly, if you keep finding that your back cut is not straight, then try scoring a line from one side of the face cut, back around to the other side. If you cut right above that line, it should be straighter then what you are finding today.
Yes, I think I will get some kind of marker (could use the saw but I like the idea of a marker better) and give me a guide to go by.
I was wishing for a help mate yesterday because I really wanted to clear the garden before the rain came. And rains did come. We got three inches of rain last night and the lower garden is a mess; I have an issue with state run-off and the water that washed down through the valley took away the lower part of the garden. There was a possible tornado in a nearby city to the south; damaged buildings and homes; one business had one section to completely collapse. I am to the point where I may just give up on gardening; the weather just dosen't allow it here anymore. First we had summer weather in late winter, then we had winter again, then spring and then winter. Now we are being flooded out with rain. Plants require oxygen around their roots to take up water and nutrients; with all these rains, it compacts the soil and drowns the plants. If I try sowing my seeds they just rot in the water laden soil. I love gardening but the joy is disappearing because of the weather.
What is state run-off? Isn't it too early to plant gardens anyway? Don't quit just because the ground is too wet for planting....
I meant road and state drainage ditches. The back veggie garden is not as bad, it drains quicker. The garden in the valley I use for plants that have vines, pumpkins, potatoes; etc.. I need to plant my potatoes soon. I also plant my beans in the valley. It is cool tonight. You forget that I am South; maybe not the deep South but still a lot further south than the UP. My friend in the coastal plain of Texas is already harvesting yellow squash; he gets to enjoy a long growing season. However, yes, with these cold rains, seeds are not going to sprout anyway.
I am thinking of maybe turning the back veggie garden into raised beds. I don't think it would be practical in the little valley.
If you think that gum gave you a workout dropping and bucking, you haven't seen anything until you try to split it. Interlocking grain sucks. The good news is it dries fast. Might be ready to burn this winter or definitely next burning season.
Yes, I have split some before. Even with my little splitter I often have to pull it off the splitter and then use the axe to cut through the "strings".
