Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Brush-hogging

 

Image can be embiggened by clicking on it
The gentleman I hired to brush-hog the Upper Orchard showed up yesterday.

He "hogged" the grassy, north end of the orchard and then double-checked to see if I wanted the brushy, south end mowed.

This image shows the north end of the orchard in the background and a couple of lanes through the brushy south end. You can see the height of the brush (mostly thorny brambles and multiflora rose) framing the foreground of the picture.

He is hoggin' to the drip-line of the trees. I will clean up with herbicide once I know what he leaves

The goal is to be able to maintain the orchard floor by mowing.

Getting there! 

3 comments:

  1. Lotsa outside work !! Sure am glad there are tractors that save time and energy getting it done. Sweat equity sometimes isn't worth it or so my aching body tells me.

    ReplyDelete
  2. I bought a good used Ford 1520 Tractor last year. Should have bought it 20 years ago. What a time saver. Not to mention my back as well. At 72 at late choice.

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. One more item. A brush hog and a bucket came with it.

      Delete

Readers who are willing to comment make this a better blog. Civil dialog is a valuable thing.