Question about living next to orchard
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Comments (14)It's not that easy guys. The orchard was there for generations before I was even born. Plus, by township rules, I have to alow a max of 60ft easment if needed. Granted they would never use 60ft, and I think that has to be split between us. When I put the first stakes up I took in consideration of the apple pickers driving the path that line my property line, not the tractor the drives up and down the rows. The tractors turning radius is a bit more than the path. Granted like I said, when he mowed and took out my stakes, he did come in a bit far, but to his defense, nothing has ever been there, and he probally didn't see them. I could barely see them from the house. I didn't notice he drove over them until I went out there to start digging. Moving everything up wasn't that big of a deal, I have the room. If he drives over it again and takes out my seedlings, that might be a bigger deal. Here's a pic I took last night that might give a better idea. The actual property line is about 10' behind the dug up square outline. As for the overspray. How can he not over spray into my yard? He's driving a tractor, pulling a white tank that sprays out both sides so he only has to do one swipe per row. And when he turns to go into the next row, it over sprays into my yard. I looked at my county extension page and the only thing I see that is sprayed pre-bloom is fungicide. I don't know what effect that has on veggies. i did look up one of the listed fungicides and it is also used on pumkins. Do you think if I call the county extension office they could tell me what's being sprayed and if I should be concerned?...See MoreLiving Next to a Corn Field
Comments (46)"It is worth pointing out that virtually all commercial property that you didn't personally have hacked out of the woods was farmland not more than 50 years ago." More total nonsense. Why would anyone think that? It's totally perplexing. The fact is that it is not difficult in most cases to learn generally what has gone on with a property in the past, if one takes the time to familiarize with the history of a micro-region. Sure in many places a vacant parcel was likely part of some ag operation at some point in the past. The question is what operations, and how long ago? Corn culture anytime in the past 60 years? I would leave it right quick. In fact I agree with earlier statements that it isn't smart to live in the corn belt at all, unless you take special precautions about drinking water and what you eat and the air you breathe if farmers are spraying nearby. I winter in central florida, in a county that was the #2 in the country for commercial citrus for decades. The poisons and high salt fertilizers that have been heavily used over those years in this super-leaching sand are now in the water table and the lakes. Luckily we have been living on a hilltop property that saw little if any farming (so much for the idea that any property anywhere has had the same exposure to toxins), so the well-water tested ok for heavy metals. I'm glad I re-read this thread because I was about to make an offer on a lakefront property but now I will dig a hole near the lake and have the water tested, as well as the soil. When we had the soil test done on two properties here, one the hilltop and another lakeside that was in citrus for years, all the traces were similar except for copper, which was way high at the lakeside place. So much for the idea that contaminants like copper sulfate don't hang around for years. And this in region that gets well over 50 inches precip per year. Imagine soils that have been conventionally farmed with some hi-spray crop in 30 inch per year region....See MoreNew Apple & Peach orchard, placement question
Comments (1)I would plant all the apples together, for pollination. If you need to do any spraying its better if they are together....See MoreQuestion about cabinets/shelving next to fireplace PICS
Comments (24)Nadine -- I think the cabinets will look great. What about cabinets with doors below to hide the toys/games and open shelving above for books? I thought I would throw out a couple of other storage ideas from one cluttered toy mom to another BTW -- THANK YOU for posting the honest pictures of your room; it's so helpful to see that other peoples' houses also look like a toy factory exploded in the living room. :) Storage furniture that we have in our living room: coffee table with baskets that we use to sort and store various toys, including Mr. Potato Head + accessories, furniture and dollies from the Loving Family (Or something like that -- the dollhouse thing with the twins and multi-racial families) series; ABC blocks, small cars; Soft bowling set. Ikea pine coffee table Baskets that hide the toys so it looks like a nice pine coffee table instead: Ikea baskets This table is chipper chicken but it's a work horse. Looks nice and nothing kids try to do to it hurts it, and it holds a TON of toys. We only bought six baskets to fit in the table, but it could easily hold 12 (I always wanted to go back for more, but DH never got around to it). Cleans up easy peasy with dish soap or even soft scrub (for those bigger oops moments). We also went with a TV unit that includes two side units with storage doors and bookcases above, plus we had a separate console built for underneath the TV that holds more baskets of toys (it fits the same size baskets as fit in our ikea coffee table). Here's a picture for inspiration: I know entertainment centers are generally pretty $$$, but the reason I was showing mine is that it was actually an entertainment center for our old projection screen TV, which they don't make anymore -- plus a console we had a custom cabinet maker build for us to match. A lot of people are getting rid of their old 3 piece entertainment centers that were made for projection TVs -- you might be able to find something on Craigslist, ebay or a second hand store that is good condition for a low price, which you could then modify by adding a console (also fairly inexpensive through local custom cabinet shops). :) Notice in the picture the giant laundry basket full of balls and the smaller lined baskets with books and other toys. Baskets are KEY. I keep them sorted by type of toy so that it's easier for the kids to find what they're looking for. Those baskets came from Michael's and I only buy them when they're 50% off + the coupon. :-) I like these baskets because they're sturdy, but look really nice and the liner is totally washable. Here are the baskets from Michaels: So I don't have much to add for your fireplace, but there is a lot you can accomplish with some minor furniture redos....See Moreken_adrian Adrian MI cold Z5
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