Construction Begins - July 26, 2019 @goldenoakfarm by goldenoakfarm

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Construction Begins - July 26, 2019 @goldenoakfarm
![Construction - moving azalea crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY8t8MjRRPQhkc3X2goQUHucqanAUBTMNd9iJj3ECzET8/Construction%20-%20moving%20azalea%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)
*Moving the azalea*

So I got out there at 5:45AM and began clearing more of this area. The work crew showed up at 6:45AM and started preparing to work. 

![Construction - tree stumps and hydrangea out crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYczhv5vjECVER5xaqhGgEfTtYMX7gh5QeBvBjKEyPNJH/Construction%20-%20tree%20stumps%20and%20hydrangea%20out%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

They worked on the West side first, taking out the 4 tree stumps and moving the hydrangea to a tarp for transport to a new home. Then they moved the forsythia in the center of the photo to the end of the 7th Fence garden.

![Construction - east tree stumps out crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPYvu2Rb99vTEcrtMkjHZwx434yLXkLd2KEZj6mqMCFnZ/Construction%20-%20east%20tree%20stumps%20out%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

My helper friend arrived at 8:30 and between us, we very nearly finished the section of the Big garden before the work crew wanted to move the 2 shrubs. They had dug out the 2 tree stumps in the meantime.

![Back steps gone, azalea out crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmYWYYUSAiTXmQtyJPGFvtF6N31P7adwHtiTxeQezdKQRU/Back%20steps%20gone,%20azalea%20out%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

My husband had gotten the steps apart and discovered he’d used cement on the support posts. So he got the tractor and was able to pull up the front ones. He had to wait until they moved the azalea to get the 2 back ones.

![Construction - subsoiler streaks2 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNT2b4ypuWQLQSu8WRQRjdHoTW3kPgz79trhEsJrzmWEr/Construction%20-%20subsoiler%20streaks2%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

They started stripping topsoil to stockpile and discovered subsoiler trails under it. This soil has been continuously farmed since the 1670’s and was corn and tobacco for decades. 

![450px-Subsoiler_Evers crop.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmc2MtasEzkyATgkJ7JR2sDuZNKbxhZ4zEboDKcwZzRSMs/450px-Subsoiler_Evers%20crop.jpg)

They used the subsoiler to reduce the compaction caused by heavy equipment use.

![Construction - subsoiler streaks1 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmT6H82E5U69aEHT3wyVzK5WMcJ6hgaJavT7462eUGgj9K/Construction%20-%20subsoiler%20streaks1%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)
*Dark subsoiler streaks*

![Construction - packed path between house and shed crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmartGnihzq9tda9z5Ewy6gNwy6satzieXUH3EGQFBR9Xo/Construction%20-%20packed%20path%20between%20house%20and%20shed%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

Speaking of compaction, they had to go back and forth dozens of times moving the topsoil and the area between the house and shed shows deep compaction.

![Construction - topsoil mountain at lunch crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXK2CR2EJp1YgR3NRaCuW7MmRxnxYaTGCy2ugXu8WfLLy/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20mountain%20at%20lunch%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

By lunch time they had this topsoil mountain.

![Construction - topsoil moved6 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmVzBCycFz6nodRiys56d3LYra3dpLq459ZLNTN63ikqFP/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20moved6%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)
*East side, top soil gone*

![Construction - topsoil moved8 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmdtockJphTU1U3QmXznQ2Rux2oScNRiTsCp1K96rkM2jk/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20moved8%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

![Construction - topsoil moved7 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmc8wExkx73syuXcQgUv13sKeoPKYGFyefxaXyPswsuUnE/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20moved7%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

![Construction - topsoil moved1 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmR4qCbtPW64jjxVZjuS5bkNNphBXhS5GnE5CYvUnqnLsa/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20moved1%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

The sump drain was a casualty, but shortly there will be another one installed, so hopefully we can make it through with this until then.

![Construction - topsoil moved3 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQkmLvr1v8fPSuJSojCFBdndv3V1znHj2C6Tj9E91ZLaZ/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20moved3%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)

I didn’t realize they would cut so closely to the gardens to remove the topsoil….

![Construction - topsoil moved9 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaZ397aA8bMzjucJubwHSQwSzJDKpejBDpJBgBN2Yo1f2/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20moved9%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)
*West side, topsoil removed*

![Construction - topsoil mountains crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmWAKadUTk6hoKeRXYG6pAkSbL1TCtXRbnHn8XSz2Y28Bd/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20mountains%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)
*West side, no topsoil, topsoil mountains*

The front pasture, our best one, has really taken a beating so far and this is only day 1.

![Construction - topsoil moved10 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPuoxXt1W7aSpk4pPycZ3yucZJQkvSdG2XXhGXnMM2ypm/Construction%20-%20topsoil%20moved10%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)
*Right to the edge of the New Herb garden*

![New view1 crop July 2019.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmY6KHVq8ZsYoEWBYtcRZrM4XPAHmSveYQyu7rpyRAkzrV/New%20view1%20crop%20July%202019.jpg)
*The new view last night*

Saturday we have tag sales and hopefully loading the hydrangea to go to a new home. The heat moved back in on Friday and it will be in the 90’s until Tuesday or Wednesday. So not a lot of outside work I can do in those temps…

Source: subsoiler: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Subsoiler_Evers.jpg (https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Subsoiler_Evers.jp)


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@goldendawne ·
_Oh WOW!_
So much activity!

Everything looks as if it is coming along great!
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@briarch ·
So cool on the tracks on the subsoil. It really makes you think about how our choices affect the land. We have red clay soil here right under sod which is due in part to poor ag management.  You have been busy!

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@goldenoakfarm ·
Thank you!
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@mrnightmare89 ·
that's a wide field, what you're going to do with that vacant land. I noticed there's a beautiful garden there and there's some plants that grow. Is it yours?

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@goldenoakfarm ·
We have an 8.5 acre farm. Normally the fields would have cows on them, but not this year. There's a 50' x 37' herb garden, 2 large vegetable gardens, and there were 37 flowers beds (whole lot fewer now). We also raise broilers (91 in the pasture pen) and layers (14 - 18 at the barn). We also raise 2 pigs a year, but not this year.
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@delishtreats ·
This looks like a huge project! I have never seen such machine on private projects before :) But it could be because I don't know anyone who would have such a big piece of ground :)

Good luck with your project!
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