Well, our wet season (winter) is winding down here so I'm squeezing in some last minute planting, albeit under irrigation. I'm still hoping for a decent rainfall or two during December to help me out with some sorghum I planted near the end of October, but that's by no means a certainty.
Here are some pics I took over the last few days.
This piece was planted in mid September and looks to be ready for harvest within a few weeks.
This piece was harvested at the end of October and has some decent second and volunteer growth. Still not sure if it'll be worth reharvesting or simply cutting for my animals.
The sorghum in the foreground was planted at the end of October. It's still hanging in there, and actually has water in place if I choose to irrigate, but I'm hoping it'll make it without any help.
Here's a shot of my deepest pond, 60 feet. Yes, you read that right, it's 60 feet at its deepest. The levee spans a huge, deep ravine and the pond-side was dug much deeper to recover the clay to make the levee. This pond took about a month to complete and was finished in April of 2007. Two years of drought didn't help as it finally reached full capacity this past year. I've now got a 3 inch line running from the nearby river so I'll be able to maintain it at this level fairly easily. It's the main pond I use for my irrigation system.
The sorghum in the foreground was also planted in late October while that in the distance was planted this past week.
Here are a couple more shots of my water cannon in action.
Getting ready to refuel the water pump.
Water's critical at my place. Here's a shot showing a couple of the ponds. I've built 5 so far with one more planned for 2011. It'll be below the sorghum in that first photograph I posted.
Here are some pics I took over the last few days.
This piece was planted in mid September and looks to be ready for harvest within a few weeks.
This piece was harvested at the end of October and has some decent second and volunteer growth. Still not sure if it'll be worth reharvesting or simply cutting for my animals.
The sorghum in the foreground was planted at the end of October. It's still hanging in there, and actually has water in place if I choose to irrigate, but I'm hoping it'll make it without any help.
Here's a shot of my deepest pond, 60 feet. Yes, you read that right, it's 60 feet at its deepest. The levee spans a huge, deep ravine and the pond-side was dug much deeper to recover the clay to make the levee. This pond took about a month to complete and was finished in April of 2007. Two years of drought didn't help as it finally reached full capacity this past year. I've now got a 3 inch line running from the nearby river so I'll be able to maintain it at this level fairly easily. It's the main pond I use for my irrigation system.
The sorghum in the foreground was also planted in late October while that in the distance was planted this past week.
Here are a couple more shots of my water cannon in action.
Getting ready to refuel the water pump.
Water's critical at my place. Here's a shot showing a couple of the ponds. I've built 5 so far with one more planned for 2011. It'll be below the sorghum in that first photograph I posted.
. Thanks for letting us all tag along on your ranching adventure, it's very interesting.
