Texas

[Aggiedusty]

I'm no Aggie but been to Kyle Field for some midnight yell practice in my day. Someone in Austin past this shirt to me so I had it modified a little bit.View attachment 2025583

That’s funny!

 

[Aggiedusty]

Nasty!

So you don’t like snow then? Chances are there won’t be much in Houston area but gosh y’all really get the tropical rain storms down there. We got stuck on a freeway with a lot of traffic pulled over to spend the night in the 90s because it had flooded over. You know that you’re in trouble in a blinding rain storm in Houston when all of a sudden cars are driving back towards you on the freeway the wrong direction at night.

 

[electrycmonk]

Some serious wet going on there. I’m trying to recognize your soil. It looks like a black clay but rock in it too. Where part of the state are you in bud? Texas is such a diverse state, all kinds of soils. And weather! That rain covered a large part of the state.. And what you working on there?

Yeah, it's that 'black clay' dirt that is very "top soil looking." We live on a modest hill that has 2 layers of rock that was deposited by the glaciers that starts a few inches to about 18" below the surface. That flexi pipe will be in the trench. The houses roof drains will go in that pipe. And it will go under the coops run and out to the middle of the back yard. Eventually a drain collection will be built too.

Once that pipe is in the ground, I'll finally get the well house upgrade built. And there the plans are still in flux for the greenhouse. As for "where"? Denton County.

 

[Aggiedusty]

Yeah, it's that 'black clay' dirt that is very "top soil looking." We live on a modest hill that has 2 layers of rock that was deposited by the glaciers that starts a few inches to about 18" below the surface. That flexi pipe will be in the trench. The houses roof drains will go in that pipe. And it will go under the coops run and out to the middle of the back yard. Eventually a drain collection will be built too.

Once that pipe is in the ground, I'll finally get the well house upgrade built. And there the plans are still in flux for the greenhouse. As for "where"? Denton County.

I knew your soil type looked familiar. We , ~6 years ago, and before spent time off and weekends in our fifth wheel at Isle’du Boise at Ray Roberts. I’ve lived in the South plains as a child of course and graduated Abilene High as we had moved, but also lived in Waco(TSTI), College Station (T A&M), and Dallas ~40 yrs before moving back to the plains two yrs ago. Spent a lot of time at Lake Limestone near Groesbeck also where we had a trailer at a private community there . Being a horticulturist, and farming and ranching in my blood, I’m always observing soils and their make up. My minor at A&M was in Agronomy as well. One of the first things that I would check out if we were home shopping was the soil and it’s potentials . Always had a landscape that was a garden of pure joy and love. And blood and sweat and muscle fatigue too. . Usually a person had Houston Black Gumbo Clay and it was horrid to work up.

 

[Aggiedusty]

I knew your soil type looked familiar. We , ~6 years ago, and before spent time off and weekends in our fifth wheel at Isle’du Boise at Ray Roberts. I’ve lived in the South plains as a child of course and graduated Abilene High as we had moved, but also lived in Waco(TSTI), College Station (T A&M), and Dallas ~40 yrs before moving back to the plains two yrs ago. Spent a lot of time at Lake Limestone near Groesbeck also where we had a trailer at a private community there . Being a horticulturist, and farming and ranching in my blood, I’m always observing soils and their make up. My minor at A&M was in Agronomy as well. One of the first things that I would check out if we were home shopping was the soil and it’s potentials . Always had a landscape that was a garden of pure joy and love. And blood and sweat and muscle fatigue too. . Usually a person had Houston Black Gumbo Clay and it was horrid to work up.

In Dallas.

 

[electrycmonk]

In Dallas.

I figured thebh-town typo out before seeing this post....
As I grew up I did pay attention to the geology, terrain, topography..... never as my degree plan. More unofficial via grandparents and then parents etal.

Same goes for when we bought this place. I also did a lot of study on our water well.

(Points at the old wellhouse like 'you' can see me as I type this) "That box" is not my best friend. The Yahoo's that punched this well & many on this street did a major disservice to all the home owners by doing several shortcuts. Butidigress......

 

[electrycmonk]

In Dallas.

Oh and Forgot to add. Ray Robert state park. Yup. Been there as well.

My next "goal" for this site is a nuc/re-homed Hive either this or next year.

 

[tacothechicken]

Alrighty guys another question for yall. So still haven't decided on a house bunt well definitely be somewhere in Katy, Sugarland, Cinco ranch area. What're everyone's findings on venomous snakes aka what you see most often/hear most about bite wise. And if there's quite a few what's the best feathery detergent? Turkey's, guinea, or other? We have 6 dogs and I'd prefer a feathery alarm system over finding one of our dogs salivating and punctured by angry snake fangs. We do plan to have already an acre so I assume we'll run into snakes at some point.

 

[jolenesdad]

Alrighty guys another question for yall. So still haven't decided on a house bunt well definitely be somewhere in Katy, Sugarland, Cinco ranch area. What're everyone's findings on venomous snakes aka what you see most often/hear most about bite wise. And if there's quite a few what's the best feathery detergent? Turkey's, guinea, or other? We have 6 dogs and I'd prefer a feathery alarm system over finding one of our dogs salivating and punctured by angry snake fangs. We do plan to have already an acre so I assume we'll run into snakes at some point.

I’ve got a pond on my property and I’ve got water moccasins. I’ve had run ins with them and rat snakes in my backyard and in my barn I’ve had two coral snakes.

theyre a part of life around here. The absolute BEST deterrent is to keep your grass short. I also have hawks and owls that I’ve literally seen flying off with 4 and 6 foot rat snakes from the horse pastures. Snakes are smart and don’t like to be seen, and I can almost always connect a snake in my yard to overgrown grass that I need to mow.

 

[Aggiedusty]

I’ve got a pond on my property and I’ve got water moccasins. I’ve had run ins with them and rat snakes in my backyard and in my barn I’ve had two coral snakes.

theyre a part of life around here. The absolute BEST deterrent is to keep your grass short. I also have hawks and owls that I’ve literally seen flying off with 4 and 6 foot rat snakes from the horse pastures. Snakes are smart and don’t like to be seen, and I can almost always connect a snake in my yard to overgrown grass that I need to mow.

The only other one that I would add to your list for her and I would think be abundant if close to woods is Copper Heads. Nasty little snakes that hide and strike in/from leaf or grass or wood piles before you know what hit you. Look where you walk and always be aware. Our prairie rattle snakes up here have quit warning with their rattles and they seem to try and depend on blending in. I’ve reached out to pull a weed and nearly got a handful of snake. And walked by one with my dog and neither of us saw it. Course he does not know what a snake is even.