Tad Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 we are spraying herbicide to keep the never ending supply of weeds at bay, with all of this years rain we have been doing a whole lot of spraying !! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 Roberto sprying weeds and not palms....I HOPE!!!! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 mule palm, planted these about 2 or 3 months ago and looks like they are starting to push new growth, bismarckia behind it. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 caryotas , a couple of these may get moved over to the propagation house Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 copernicia sp? Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 8, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 8, 2007 next years gallons, waitng to go in the field Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feef706 Posted October 9, 2007 Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Great action shots you've got there. Its amazing to see all the processes from start to finish, thats some operation you have there. I'd love to deal with plants all day every day! keep up the good work.. Quote Fort Walton Beach, FL, USA Zone 9a, 2 blocks from the Bay, 1.5 miles from the Gulf of Mexico No where near frost free.. But hopefully someday when I move further south.. 07/08 Extreme Low 24.9F Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 9, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2007 Thank you james. I enjoy doing it, even the bad days are still pretty good!! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zac in NC Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I heard about the olives yesterday when Ricardo was in town. I'm about to go off to the Wheatsville Co-op( JK). It all looks very nice. Zac Quote Zac Living to get back to Mexico International Palm Society member since 2007 http://community.webshots.com/user/zacspics - My Webshots Gallery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 the wheats ville coop, 8 pieces of meat and 42 varietys of organic rice!!! all the chicks have hairy pits...skaggsville hippy types, bio degradable everything and a fresh copy of mother earth news to go along with it!!! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 was out and about today going over the terrain of a highway job we are working on, and lo and behold I saw somthing I couldnt resist!! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 big and full and just dirty loaded down with little agaves Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 tequila on the hoof!! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 get them home and sort them out!! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 5 heads yielded two 95 gallon containers and one 65gallon container. enough to plant my fence line along the back of the farm!!! and about a zillion to spare!! I am going back to get another load friday morning!! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 average of sizes of lil bulbs Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 12, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 size reference.... and in case anybody is wondering, these were not stolen, taken with out permission etc. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavierdlc61887 Posted October 14, 2007 Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 hey palmo thinking of making your own tequila hahaha "Tads Tequila" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 here is where the mother plants came from an agave farm in tamaulipas. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 14, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 14, 2007 Tequila Chinaco is the brand name of the distillery that purchases the agaves from the farm. I have already sold most of the agave plants that were harvested in the pics above, so looks like we are going to make another run this week. I kept about a 1000 and will stick them in the field at one of the other farms. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 6000 one gallons going into the fieldthis week. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 washies, there also meds,reclinatas,dacts,sylvesters, and some queens! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 .. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 .. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 .. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 the haze is from burning sugar cane fields Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted October 30, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2007 another burning field off in the distance. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 spraying pre emergent herbicide on newly planted field. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 time to get it wet, this is the irrigation bonnet which is attached to what we call poly pipe, a big plastic tube, thin wall kinda flexible Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 runs down the length of the field. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 tie the end of in a knot and pop holes according to which furrows you want to irrigate. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 and here is a view looking down the row Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 this is the hole popper, lo tech but it works like a champ Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 a set of rows being irrigated, these wiill finish about 12 hours from the time they are started Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 this tractor is using a push, or ditch blade to mound up soil next to the poly pipe. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted November 1, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 1, 2007 getting it all squared away.I hope this helps those of you who asked earlier to get an idea of how we irrigate our fields. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 floating a section of field after all the old washingtonias have been removed. we use the float to level out all the holes, hills and craters left by the digging crews. the 2 big doubles in the pic are 6 going on 7 years from big 1 gallons! hybrid vigor of the washingtonia palms! Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 it takes several passes to get 6 years of craters under control, we mounded up several small piles of fronds and debris and I composted them with a match Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 a texas native in the background, the wild ollive also known as the mexican olive , cordia boissieri, or the white geiger tree. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tad Posted December 5, 2007 Author Report Share Posted December 5, 2007 this is one of my favorite pieces of equipment, its like a box blade but a little different, and it can be pulled by smaller equipment as well. Quote Things may come to those who wait, but only the things left by those who hustle. Abraham Lincoln The way of the transgressor is hard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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