07-09-2009, 04:26 AM
So far farming has been expensive and still no trees planted. However, there is now about three quarters of an acre cleared and with the backhoe my DH bought me last week, I'm making that sucker level. Ha! Terraced Farm instead of Hillside Farm!
The current plan (so far farming has gone through about ten different plans) is for fifty foot square garden/crop areas with a tree planted on each corner. Then trees will be filled in between them at twenty five feet on center after the next tree sale at Plant It Hawaii or as trees are acquired. Since it is raining at the moment and I can't go dig with my new toy, I guess I'll boot up AutoCad and see what it would look like with 60'x 60' garden squares and trees at 30' on center. There is a variety of trees, so they don't all grow to the same size. It is also difficult to get actual mature sizes on some varieties, too.
Anybody know how big a mature brown turkey fig tree gets? Several places have mentioned they can get big, but I've never seen a fig over the size of a small tree or big shrub.
"I like yard sales," he said. "All true survivalists like yard sales."
Kurt Wilson
The current plan (so far farming has gone through about ten different plans) is for fifty foot square garden/crop areas with a tree planted on each corner. Then trees will be filled in between them at twenty five feet on center after the next tree sale at Plant It Hawaii or as trees are acquired. Since it is raining at the moment and I can't go dig with my new toy, I guess I'll boot up AutoCad and see what it would look like with 60'x 60' garden squares and trees at 30' on center. There is a variety of trees, so they don't all grow to the same size. It is also difficult to get actual mature sizes on some varieties, too.
Anybody know how big a mature brown turkey fig tree gets? Several places have mentioned they can get big, but I've never seen a fig over the size of a small tree or big shrub.
Kurt Wilson
Kurt Wilson