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1. Mowed grass at BOL (done to keep the place “lived in” for security purposes). Cut some pine trees up in preperation for a new Pole barn being built this year. Gathered rock from where they were piled when finding them when digging holes for apple trees. They will be used for various projects around the BOL. Bought a Bee Hive “starter kit” will be a spring 2019 project. Burned brush piles in prep for pole barn build.

   This summer is all about prepping for the building projects at the BOL so that we can move there in the Summer of 2019.

   1. On chain saws, also keep an extra bar. Acts as a replacement if one gets damaged, but more likely use is that a bar gets irreversibly pinched. You then detach the motor from the pinched bar, attach the spare bar and chain, then cut your pinched bar free.

      Planted a prickly pear cactus this week suitable for my climate. Rated to be hardy to -20 Fahrenheit. Remember, cactus also grows in high desert and many varieties can live through cold winters.

2. Preparing for the arrival of our first ‘RV’ a 34 ft bumper pull that will double as a guest house at our current house and hopefully it will end up being used as a ‘mobile home’ when we finally get to use our IRA ‘investment’ land. Additional culvert was needed to create a U drive and lots of gravel added. Also got the dead 3 ft diameter Cottonwood cut down and chopped up. A few young backs helped immensely. Someone with more knowledge than I have needs to do a write up on chainsaw maintenance and things to watch out for if it’s not done already. I would like to learn more about repairing damaged chains.

   1. There are lots of good guides and video’s available on the internet for chain(saw) maintenance. Check with your saw’s manufacturer as well. A spare Scrench (screwdriver/wrench combo tool) and a set of files is really all you need. There isn’t much repair you can do to a damaged chain, they’re meant to be replaceable. Bar’s too for that matter.

3. Well,quite a busy spring. I’ve been spraying fruit trees according to USU Bulletin. We’ve had a real problem with codling moth, aphids and peach tree borer. Hate to use chemicals but down to my last resort. Renovated 2 raised garden spots and created a 3rd. I like using blended soils as they are readily available here. Also mulched entire garden and all flower beds – should have started doing this years ago – hardly any weeds at all. Mulch and compost also readily available in this area. Rasberry’s are on and picking the first zucchini. Also building a chicken coop. Wife’s not happy about chickens so it will be empty for a while. To Suburban Prepper about chainsaw maintenance: I keep a tool box with at least 5 sharp chains for each saw plus manuals, oil and plugs, gloves eye shields , etc. I have my chains sharpened on professionally by someone I trust on a machine and I check each link myself when I get them back. I don’t care to sharpen chains with a file out in the boonies- I think the machine does a better job.
   Just my 2 cents worth.

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