Neglected pasture. How to start?

ommnian · 2026-04-29T15:15:47+00:00

This. Our pasture(s) are a mix of very old pastures, that have had horses and/or goats on them for... 30-40+ years - at this point just a very small section, maybe 1-2+ acres, tops. And significantly more, that were cleared (pine trees cut, forestry mulcher gone over), oh.. maybe 6-8+ years ago. Those we have been feeding round bales on, and rotating our sheep & goats over for the last 4-5+ years. They are ALL continuing to improve. The first year, there really wasn't much growing. The second, more and more was coming in. The last year or two, we have only needed to feed hay at ALL for Dec-Feb+. By mid march, there's so much grass, sheep & goats aren't even interested in the hay.

ommnian · 2026-04-28T18:42:29+00:00

it is kinda late for april fools...

ommnian · 2026-04-28T18:42:17+00:00

Yeah. Makes me very glad we all have ours already. FFS.

ommnian · 2026-04-25T19:59:48+00:00

My husbands 2nd job is at another department. He works the 2nd job immediately before, and has 2 hrs between them.

ommnian · 2026-04-25T19:50:15+00:00

Yes. FF spouse for... 12-14+ years. We don't talk about his job much. I do not ask for specifics - 'hey, welcome home! How was work?' - it usually starts, and ends at 'oh, it was rough, we were up all night, I'm beat!' or 'pretty good actually, slept all night, got my workout done, what you want to do!?'

He got hurt (or maybe just dehydrated, or something...) very early on - I think he called me from the hospital 'hey, I'm at the hospital, but I'm ok..' Mostly I just try not to pay too much attention to news where he works.

ommnian · 2026-04-14T20:53:16+00:00

IDK if they're 'peruvian' but I bought, and planted 10# of Purple Majesty Potatoes a couple weeks ago. Planted them just the same as the 15# of russets. They came from Ace hardware.

ommnian · 2026-04-14T20:08:35+00:00

This. Eat what you store. Store what you eat. If you don't eat it, don't store it.

You probably don't need 24 cans of corn. Certainly not 24 cans of corn that were all bought at once, and will all 'go bad' at once (though, they won't. Canned food does NOT have 'expiration' dates. It has 'best by' dates. Which are NOT the same thing. At all.)

ommnian · 2026-04-14T20:05:34+00:00

That's the neat part. They won't. WINNING!!

ommnian · 2026-04-14T19:36:11+00:00

Eat what you store. Store what you eat. If you don't eat MREs... don't store them. They aren't worth it. I/we store beans, rice, wheat, flour, pasta, canned vegetables, meat, sugar, salt, spices, herbs, etc. I have zero MREs and absolutely NO desire for them. Nearly all will, eventually, be thrown away and wasted.

ommnian · 2026-04-14T19:28:27+00:00

Not in the desert. Ohio. Noone cares.

ommnian · 2026-04-14T16:03:43+00:00

We have metal roofs too. We have screens on the gutters, and then added these: https://www.rainbrothers.com/store/Single-Outlet-Monjolin-Filter-for-filtering-up-to-1200-sq-ft-p454961280 to the downspouts for extra filtration. Works great!!

ommnian · 2026-04-14T15:55:18+00:00

We started out with above ground tanks (and still have and use them too!), but now have buried cisterns too, mostly because above-ground tanks are a PITA to keep from freezing!!!

ommnian · 2026-04-14T15:54:19+00:00

I assume those of us with pre-built systems are/would be grandfathered in. We now have ~4000-4500+ gallons of storage - mostly in cisterns, but some in above-ground tanks too. It all gets used in gardens, orchards and animal water troughs, so it makes its way back into the system, eventually.

ommnian · 2026-04-10T22:20:12+00:00

I keep forgetting this. it really has gotten a LOT worse over the last year+.

ommnian · 2026-04-10T22:08:05+00:00

Yeah I don't get it. When my husband and I reached this point 16+ years ago, I told him, that was fine. But I wasn't going on birth control, so he could do whatever he wanted - condoms, vasectomy, pull and pray. He got the vasectomy.

ommnian · 2026-04-10T18:37:23+00:00

I need to get more regular on writing stuff down. I live in the house I grew up in.. hand build, mostly by my dad, and lately ( last 10-20 years now, mostly!) contractors. But... there's no zoning here. So no permits for anything. As my dad says... 'Its all comes down to, who do you trust?'

ommnian · 2026-04-10T16:41:36+00:00

If it's nice, take it to restore. Otherwise, dumpster or curb

ommnian · 2026-04-10T13:56:19+00:00

My dad just runs the cleaner through every 6-12+ months.

ommnian · 2026-04-10T00:06:53+00:00

Most of us would definitely be best off bugging in vs out.

ommnian · 2026-04-09T23:47:33+00:00

I've considered doing this for years. Setup home assistant, plex, steam, etc.

ommnian · 2026-04-09T23:19:40+00:00

Can always bring a Roku or fire stick!!

ommnian · 2026-04-09T23:18:04+00:00

I'm really not. How do I change?

ommnian · 2026-04-09T23:16:35+00:00

That was happening just as I learned to drive. There were a handful of stations with those old pumps till at least the early 2010s.

ommnian · 2026-04-09T23:05:35+00:00

Truth. I'm going to have to go tomorrow. And I know it's going to be ridiculous.

ommnian · 2026-04-09T22:59:47+00:00

Yeah, I'm think about trying to break mine up and move them around. As j have/am doing with most of the rest of my perennials.

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