Ridyard

  So I am going to make ridyard into a peach orchard that will harbor about 30 or so peach trees.The holes are dug and the trees are ordered along with the other plumb trees to finish off beach street which will hold 60 plus plum trees.I am working some overtime so I hope to get the timing right on this project so that it can be completed over the weekend.
  I have the bolens running strong and am looking for a small trailer to mulch and water with,and before I forget I planted 54 north star cherry trees on vine street last week.I tho9ught the neighborhood was quite positive about the new orchard and I have several folks watching over the place.
  So 90 more trees this weekend and 100 more paw paws will put the total trees in the ground at over a thousand and the new lands put us at 13 lots with over six acres inside city limits.This should or could produce 50 to 100 thousands pounds of fruit each year after the trees are established,maybe.I am not exactly sure because I am tired with so much going on between work and trying to build this BHCO project.I guess time will tell,PS I have many new cameras called cuddle back.They have the best night pics ever and will be placed in all the orchards to monitor activity.

no chestnut trees

  So the chestnut tree has a long way too go before its re introduction into the common market.I spoke with some specialist who say the results are promising but so far we have not gotten the results they need to re introduce the american chestnut.I encourage those with a few dollars to spend to look into helping the cause ,as for me I am back to hybrid walnuts for now.

 I spent the last 5 hours trying to get the bolens painted and ready for the rebuilt starter and newly charged battery.I hope this is the problem and I can finally use the tractor,if not I will have to put the project of getting the bolens running to the side until I have time.
   I sold the other dump truck today to pay for tree and stump removal on the new properties,I also traded a few water tanks to sweeten the deal.Now if I can get back to work as a union painter next week,I can make some money so I can be ready for the next step which I hope is filing for 501c3 status.

I need information

 I am looking for information on chestnut trees that can be logged as well as used for nut production.I have had so little time to research anything about them.I would like it if someone out there would share with me any info they might have.I would be interested in purchasing up to a hundred blight resistant chestnut trees that have timber value for my investment program.

http://www.acf.org/index.php
  This is as far as I got and I dont have a grand to spend on 12 nuts.If I could get nuts,I would use these guys
http://www.growtube.com/products/directseed/
 So if you have time to chase down some chestnut trees for me or cultivate me some for the near future ,Im in.


 Soon I will be laying out some of the new orchards for planting.Blues Jam plums and north star cherries are the next couple hundred trees I am planting.
  I start day shift at alcoa tomorrow so I wonder if the overtime is over.I need to get the new lots planted and then I need to work a lot to get ready for the next step-

fastpitch was a no win

Anthony Holdgrafer

9 hours ago

I was not very well prepared for the fastpitch program today,as a matter of fact I didnt even have time to shave.I had taken the day off to work on the presentation and planted trees instead.I did get a good nights rest however.I need to go back at 1 for the awards ceremony and then its too work at 7 for the 10 hour night shift.I will hopefully have time to post the results or a link too them.

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  Anthony Holdgrafer I didnt even place!Maybe it was because I was late or maybe because I was ill prepared.I knew if I won it would be by the grace of God because I certainly have no skill.I guess the good Lord wanted to drive that point home.ohh well I wish I could have heard all the winning ideas ,I think I should be able to post a link in the next day or two.

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   Its funny I was just thinking how this wasnt really a loss ,just that I was unsuccessful. I did get a t shirt and of course a paper along with the opportunity to spread the word.I was proud that one of the judges commented on how original the idea was and that there hadn't been any thing like it that he knew of.Thats the good Lord for ya,handing out original ideas!

A short vid about the division street flood plain

The waterway was dry most of last year most likely because of the drought,as for this year its going strong.I may have spaced the hazelnuts a little wide in this area because I planted them at 5 in the morning and obviously couldn't function half asleep,but they will be fine even if I have to over crowd them by stagger planting in another row at a later date.I have planted 110 Hybrid walnut trees as well as a few hundred paw paws and currently working on a few hundred hazelnut trees(300 paw paw and 200 hazelnut).

my survey skills are getting better

  So I use an ariel map of the property and " right-a-way" numbers from the city(circled in black on this pic) to find the corners of my properties. I dont plant within five to seven feet or more of the line so I dont need exact surveys(some neighbors try to push me into surveys just to be difficult). It always sucks when they are being difficult because its usually a precursor on how they are going to act as neighbors like the guy who tied a mean dog on the property line or turned loose all the rabbits to eat the fruit trees just to be mean. I dont want to get into that subject right now but I have provided some pics to show the tools and just how accurate this method can be.

Just so you know that the "outline or dotted line" is not an exact depiction of the land layout! It is like refraction while looking through water,the satellite favors one side or the other. For example this shows that part of the creek is outside the property when in fact most of it is inside the line.I have had better examples that show that maybe a tree is right o n the line or a corner of someones house,this is confusing to some folks and creates a fight.

However you cannot argue with a tape measure! The flag was placed after the fact but the post was nearly on the money! Now if I am staying 5 plus feet back from this line,I DONT NEED A SURVEY!!!!!Ps  the post is actually inside my property !I will be wotking with this neighbor to increase his lot size just a little to get out of his tree shade line so we are not cutting into his existing trees,I have another property where I own half the persons driveway and that isnt going nearly as smooth( they dont want to purchase a small portion of the land ,they just want me to own it and they keep using it because thats the way it has been for a while.Not gonna happen,I will nto be bullied over this stuff,If I am forced into surveys I will file suit to recover cost from those unwilling to work together.I believe my argument is valid that if I am staying back and you are pushing for the survey,you should share in the cost.I guess we will let a judge decide,or several judges depending on how far I have to push for accountability on all fronts.I will say to those who will be pushing for exact property lines,really. Is it worth all the trouble to fight?I hope you will be more willing to work together  that fight for all our benefits.
 Pss As a Native American and child of God,the illusion of property ownership is a touchy subject,lets borrow the land together.I havent bought anything yet that I thought didnt need my help to be restored,so please take that into consideration before you "tell me what you think"!
  GOOD TIMES!

I know right!

I owe you some pics and vids,I will honor my statement in due time.I have been so busy with planting trees that I havent had much time for anything else.So far I only have a couple hundred planted,and nothing on the newly purchased ground.I am not exactly sure how I am going to pull off this planting season but i will make it happen with a little help from above.I have been planting the genetically superior walnut trees from advanced tree teck and also the paw paw trees.I need to check and see why I havent received the hazelnut trees yet.I dont have much time so I will just say that things are going "ok" but I hope to pick up the pace soon!I dont want to ask for time off work,I need that money to continue,so I need to stop sleeping so much(7 hrs ) or just stop trying to do so much so fast.I have to go my sleep deadline is approaching in 52 minutes.