Summertime at Peaceful Springs
My name is Kaylen and I am an intern here at Peaceful Springs this summer, as well as Karen's niece. I'm here to update you on what we've been doing since my arrival! After becoming acquainted with the land and some of the more recognizable flora and fauna we got right to it. First things first, the invasive and aggressive Johnson Grass patches had to be taken care of. Snappin' heads and takin' stems, we had their (gr)asses running for the hills- meaning we were successful in pulling patches along the drive in and by the windmill pond. Eight years of this treatment before I got here significantly cut down on the amount needing to be taken care of, and all without using machines or pesticides! As many of you probably already know, but I quickly was made aware of, this part of Texas has been in a drought for around eight years. So, Aunt Karen, our friend Bill, and I trekked to examine a few springs on the property to see how they were doing. Two of these wer