My Industrial Cabin Build

[ovrszd]

I think you and your wife can do anything you set your mind to.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Well since it became a topic here , I documented the work we had to do this week. I am way behind on house build editing and we are both exhausted from this week, but We are out on the build again and I am going to get caught up as soon as I can.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

FIREBLIGHT!! Is our orchard doomed? - YouTube

 

[s219]

Man that sucks, truly heartbreaking.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Some of the last two weeks, before we ran face first into the fire blight.

The disease I was spraying for in this video was cedar rust. I had seen some evidence of it and was trying to make sure it didn’t ruin our harvest. Little did I know, what was to come.


Exposed beam header Chasing loose ends. DIY Sips build #45 - YouTube

Friday night ,May8, we had another frost which effected apple crops in some parts of virginia. It damaged some native trees on our farm, but the apples seem to be ok. I think the most likely reason fo that, is that we planned out the planting of the trees. They are on a hill, just above 800 feet and the cold air can fall away from the trees and slide down to the lower sections of the property.

For the next few weeks I will be spraying weekly for fireblight and walking thru several times a week to check for damage and prune away anything that still looks suspicious.

Edited this because I had the wrong date.

 

[Steppenwolfe]

Some of the last two weeks, before we ran face first into the fire blight.

The disease I was spraying for in this video was cedar rust. I had seen some evidence of it and was trying to make sure it didn’t ruin our harvest. Little did I know, what was to come.


Exposed beam header Chasing loose ends. DIY Sips build #45 - YouTube

Friday night ,May15, we had another frost which effected apple crops in some parts of virginia. It damaged some native trees on our farm, but the apples seem to be ok. I think the most likely reason fo that, is that we planned out the planting of the trees. They are on a hill, just above 800 feet and the cold air can fall away from the trees and slide down to the lower sections of the property.

For the next few weeks I will be spraying weekly for fireblight and walking thru several times a week to check for damage and prune away anything that still looks suspicious.

Thomas Jefferson did the same thing at Monticello. Smart move. Good luck with the fireblight.

 

[Ford850]

FIREBLIGHT!! Is our orchard doomed? - YouTube

If you get it stopped after pruning, those trees will grow back much faster than new stock due to their substantial root base . 4 years of roots will push a lot of upper growth.

 

[WoodChuckDad]

We keep creeping forward. We were hoping to get out there and get some work done this week after work but it is rainy and looks like it will stay that way all week.

This is the meager progress from last weekend.

Exposed Fir Header in hallway. Joists and rafters get installed. DIY SIPs build #46 - YouTube

 

[EddieWalker]

Do you still have more SIP's to install or are they all done?

 

[WoodChuckDad]

Eddie, we have approximately 50 more pieces of SIPs to install. The front and back wall are 5 pieces each and two corner pieces in the front. Then the roof is all 10 inch thick SIPs