How many years has it been in this house? You have transformed/brought to new life so much of it. Someday it will be safe to see it again (I think the last time I was there was when the goat squad was, unless I am forgetting a less squee-ful visit.)
I am unfamiliar with the local geology, but I think the river area you are in is somewhat different from mine. Yet another thing I would like to know more about (digging any holes by hand is an exercise in frustration at hitting rocks, knarled old tree roots, and red clay (have not seen yellow clay, curious about the iron-ochre mineral content.) But this area had been farmed or cleared (when did that end, and how old are the current trees?) Apologies for multi-paren digressions.
A post-hole digger, was that hard to use? Is it the hand-powered kind? 20" is a deep hole.
re clay consistency, pots get trimmed when they are at what is usually called the 'leather hard' or 'cheese hard' stage, so I instinctively know what that feels like :)
I see a lot of those narrow holes dug by critters, and do not inspect. I did not know about digger bees, I have probably seen their work and assumed it was some other critter. I'll look more carefully in the spring.
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I am unfamiliar with the local geology, but I think the river area you are in is somewhat different from mine. Yet another thing I would like to know more about (digging any holes by hand is an exercise in frustration at hitting rocks, knarled old tree roots, and red clay (have not seen yellow clay, curious about the iron-ochre mineral content.) But this area had been farmed or cleared (when did that end, and how old are the current trees?) Apologies for multi-paren digressions.
A post-hole digger, was that hard to use? Is it the hand-powered kind? 20" is a deep hole.
re clay consistency, pots get trimmed when they are at what is usually called the 'leather hard' or 'cheese hard' stage, so I instinctively know what that feels like :)
I see a lot of those narrow holes dug by critters, and do not inspect. I did not know about digger bees, I have probably seen their work and assumed it was some other critter. I'll look more carefully in the spring.