Texas Spring/Summer Thread

[farmgirl19]

Picked 3 more zucchini and 3 more yellow squash today! Then went out and did some brush hogging in the smallest pasture. Here is the fun I had doing that, in pictures! And the weather was almost perfect, with cloudy skies and a nice breeze!

 

[NativeSon]

Picked 3 more zucchini and 3 more yellow squash today! Then went out and did some brush hogging in the smallest pasture. Here is the fun I had doing that, in pictures! And the weather was almost perfect, with cloudy skies and a nice breeze!

Brush hogging is therapeutic(?) when the weather is good. It's those windy/ dusty days I don't like.

Charlie

 

[jinman]

Every year, I have to force myself to wait on the mowing to preserve my wild flower population. My bluebonnet seeds are beginning to dry and pop open, but now the greenthread, Engelmann's daisies, purple coneflower, and foxglove are really pretty. I also have lots of bright orange butterfly weed. Actually, I need to cut one place near my pond with a lot of thistle while it is still in bloom, but the birds will thank me if I leave it to go to seed. If we have a fairly good year for rain, my Maximilian sunflowers will also be pretty. I don't have open fields or farm animals like you do, FG19. I get to mow around trees, over gulleys, and a few flat areas. Your pasture needs to be mowed now to kill weeds and keep the grass growing well. I don't see many wildflowers in your photos.

 

[Bird]

Jim, you know what all those flowers are, and I guess I only know bluebonnets and Indian paint brush.:laughing: This past week, they've mowed the I35E right-of-way on the west side of the highway, so I reckon they'll be doing the east side soon. Pretty smart contractor, I guess, because they're using Kubota tractors.:thumbsup:

 

[Western]

Outside of the wind, the last few days have been actually,,,,pleasant. Good weather for mowing and other out door chores. The lack of humidity sure has been welcome.

 

[sseelhoff]

Brush hogging is therapeutic(?) when the weather is good. It's those windy/ dusty days I don't like.

Charlie

I refer to that as "Tractor Therapy." Especially good on a pleasant spring or fall evening. Gets my mind right after an especially long day at my real job.

John Deere and diesel is as effective as Jack Daniels and Coca Cola.

 

[NativeSon]

I refer to that as "Tractor Therapy." Especially good on a pleasant spring or fall evening. Gets my mind right after an especially long day at my real job.

John Deere and diesel is as effective as Jack Daniels and Coca Cola.

It's a pretty heady mix to chase the Deere (or Kubota) and Diesel with the Jack and Coke at the end of a day of Therapy. Is this a great country or what?

Charlie

 

[Western]

It's a pretty heady mix to chase the Deere (or Kubota) and Diesel with the Jack and Coke at the end of a day of Therapy. Is this a great country or what?

Charlie

Charlie, tell you what, I have "shredded" enough that it isn't that enjoyable!:laughing: y'all mow and I'll watch while I drink a Crown and Coke:thumbsup:

 

[pacerron]

I don't have open fields or farm animals like you do, FG19. I get to mow around trees, over gulleys, and a few flat areas. Your pasture needs to be mowed now to kill weeds and keep the grass growing well. I don't see many wildflowers in your photos.

Jim,
There's the reason you don't get much rain and have to water all the time.
If you just had hay fields and wanted to make good, never wet, horse hay you'd be watching the weather maps and looking for groups of 3 dry hot days in a row about now, instead of rain.
Then you could have the thrill of dust, runny eyes, nose, sore rear and all the other things that go with it. The tension release doesn't come till its all safe in the barn
and cured out. The weather man must not know the old saying about hay, "When it's ready, it's ready"
We start our first cutting tomorrow, with a tight 3 day window. Wish us luck; not a rain dance:dance1:
Ron

 

[farmgirl19]

jinman; I have some wildflowers, but not many, in the pastures. And the nightshade and other weeds will take over, if I don't get them cut before going to seed. My winter grass is dying quickly, and don't want it to become a fire hazard. It has gone to seed, so time to be busy, and yes, it will let the summer grasses grow, if we get rain. I do have some serious rock outcroppings, that I can't mow close to, and if wildflowers are near those, they get to stay around all year!

I find being on the tractor to be great for my mind, body and soul. If the weather is nasty, and I'm stuck indoors, once home for the day, I'll likely have a drink in my hand. However, with nice weather, I can sit on the tractor all day long! (And usually have enough work to do with it to keep me on it too!)