/diy/ - Do It Yourself

[Anonymous No.1793132]

I have an 11 acre property, roughly rectangular, about 1000' x 475'. My house is on the front chunk, leaving a about 750' x 475' of untamed Maine woods in the back.

I'm stumped on what to do with it. half of it is swamp, the other, more elevated half is woods studded with granite boulders. I technically COULD sell a parcel, but I think the cost of putting in a driveway and getting the land cleared would make it unfeasible.

Any cool ideas?

[Anonymous No.1793138]

>>1793132

I'd love to own my personal swamp. I don't know about Maine, but here in NC it would be full of wonderful things like turtles, snakes, amphibians, fish, etc.

why not just enjoy it and keep it as a treasure for your kids.

[Anonymous No.1793139]

>>1793138

Oh I could, that's certainly an option - but I think I could keep the swamp area in any case. Even if we parceled off the back half of the land, we'd still have plenty of private swamp and woods.

[Anonymous No.1793142]

>>1793139

Land is the one investment that almost never goes wrong. As they say, they're not making any more of it.

Resist the impulse anon. Hold on to your land with tenacity, and when you are old you will look back and smile that you made the right decision.

[Anonymous No.1793164]

Buy dirt bikes and ride around on it. Build a tree house, put up a kick ass shop. Put a fence around it and get a couple cows or goats.. Anything but sell it.

[Anonymous No.1793174]

>>1793132
Leave it alone and enjoy nature. Why do you fucks always insist that something has to be "done" with or to land

[Anonymous No.1793184]

>>1793164
I'm not necessarily looking to sell it, just saying it's something I've thought about. I'm open to doing anything cool with it, but I have no idea what.

Treehouse and dirtbikes are a good idea. No interest in livestock.

>>1793174
Why do you assume doing something with the land and enjoying nature are mutually exclusive? Hell, a company down the road rents out glamping yurts to tourists in the summer, what's the problem with me doing something like that? Or starting a mushroom farm?

They say assuming makes an ass out of you and me, but I think in this case it's just you.

[Anonymous No.1793192]

Personally I would quarry some granite. Nothing big just make some outdoor kitchen stuff and chairs and fireplaces.

[Anonymous No.1793212]

Swamps are great places to dispose of bodies.

[Anonymous No.1793220]

>>1793192
That's an awesome idea that I know nothing about. This land is full of granite, it's everywhere in huge slabs and boulders. I'll have to look into that, thanks.

[Anonymous No.1793223]

Spread psilocybin spores everywhere. Plant a huge veggie garden. Make a cool campfire hangout spot. Get a dirt bike and make some trails. Never sell it. You'll regret it.

[Anonymous No.1793264]

You can also use the granite to place removable structures on, think of yurts and terraces on stilts. Same with planters for fruit, herbs, mushrooms, veg and flowers and stuff.

It would be a really cool /diy/ project to design and build a series of terraces on stilts on a section of granite.

[Anonymous No.1793377]

>>1793132
permaculture that bitch. Make an edible forest so when things turn rough, you can just look in your backyard.

Also make a camping spot or two.

[Anonymous No.1793464]

What does the larger area surrounding you look like? Are you close to a larger tower/city, or lots of other people around you? Mountainous? Lots of wild life?

You could always have all that land make you money with a varying degree of wilderness to it, and a varying degree of work. It can be as simple as cutting out a few clearings and planting tall grasses and plants deer/moose like to munch, make a couple dirt trails, and sell hunting experiences. Or you could harvest and propagate wild mushrooms, mountain ginseng, wild/indian rice in the swampy parts. Maybe make a sick network of trails for MTBers/dirt bikers (best if close to major population) and charge for day use while you grow timber/other shit. Either way dude don't sell that land.

[Anonymous No.1794037]

>>1793377
I found this book and it's very interesting.

I think using these methods to some extent and looking at uses for the granite all over the land are the way to go. I'm glad I asked you all here, thank you.

>>1793464
Too many trails all over the place (I live next to a snowmobile club) to do something like that, but if I can do the agriculture piece without too much initial investment, that's great!

[Anonymous No.1794039]

>>1793220
Do you have any resources on this? I can't find much on google about working with stone. I don't know where I'd start.

[Anonymous No.1794081]

>>1793132
Get some inspiration from Japanese gardens, seems you have a lot of what it takes such as natural water and wood. Even the boulders come in nicely.
Grow lots of flowering fruit trees such as apple, cherry, pear, plum etc. These flower at different times and makes for a beautiful view. Make ponds and plan these around the boulders, build a tiny hut to just sit and enjoy the view. Add a tiny bridge over a stream. Plant lots of fruit bushes, these are nice when they flower, the berries are decorative and tasty. In my small garden I have many fruit trees and bushes and it just looks nice.

>>1793223
>Never sell it. You'll regret it.
Exactly.

[Anonymous No.1794257]

>>1793132
Remove all the dead logs and stumps. Really cleans up a place and makes it more pleasant.

[Anonymous No.1794262]

>>1793184
You sound like an absolute faggot. Sell the land so someone worthwhile can get it

[Anonymous No.1794311]

>>1793132
Start larping as a Vinland era Viking and build a long house with tools you hand forged yourself.

[Anonymous No.1794327]

Grow bait crops and rent it out to hunters seasonally. Corn works wonders, even if you just spread it around manually.

[Anonymous No.1794328]

>>1794327
Addendum: yes it’s not a lot of land, but with the right bait crops (corn) deer from nearby areas will become reliant on it. Deer love certain foods and will always go back for them even if they know it’s a dangerous area. Keep in mind you won’t be attracting hunters who “enjoy the hunt”, just ones that want to bag some meat for the freezer.

If you want to go the extra mile, learn how to process game and offer to butcher and seal their kills for them. It’s a lucrative business because there’s almost no financial investment involved. Depends on your state of course.

[Anonymous No.1794374]

>>1794328
Maine has an excess of deer anon. They don't even have tags, they just register the kill after it happens.

[Anonymous No.1794375]

>>1793132
How do you get this?

[Anonymous No.1794377]

>>1793132
Are you from away?

[Anonymous No.1794806]

>>1793132
Personal shooting range

[Anonymous No.1794808]

>>1793132
Tap maple, build a sweet treehouse, manage trail for deer/moose, gather mushrooms, lots of cool things to do. My 6 in MN has frontage on a small lake and the head of a creek. My boy loves adventuring all over the woods and there are natural boundaries for him and my newfs.

[Anonymous No.1794811]

>>1793132

tap it and add one black mana to your mana pool

[Anonymous No.1795114]

>>1793132
Leave it be you will enjoy having a forest next to your house one day.

[Anonymous No.1795218]

option 1)
Leave it be. see what comes of it. the price certainly won't go down anytime soon and eventually the urban sprawl will reach it.

option 2) similar to option 1 but investigate the land some. read some of your states forestry guides to see whats growing on it and what could grow on it. You might be able to pay for the taxes on the land by having the trees on it chopped down every decade or so. Pine grows fast. You can only sell once.but who knows what residual income it can bring?

shaman mode: Breathe in the land, intertwine your destiny with the soil. See what comes to you in your dreams.


Definitely take a metal detector to it at some point. who knows what is sitting a couple inches under the swamp.

[Anonymous No.1795267]

>>1794806
OP will be the next hickock45

[Anonymous No.1795270]

>>1793132
Fully fence it or expect squatters.

[Anonymous No.1796588]

suggest OP to not parcel out and leave swampy areas swampy and wooded parts alone..success.. no neighbors too close and no improvement costs.

[Anonymous No.1797019]

>>1793377
based permaculture poster
sepp holzer is from Austria just like me. im so proud

[Anonymous No.1797033]

>>1793132
>swamp
How is it for mosquitoes? A little used motor oil goes a long way.

[Anonymous No.1797076]

>>1793132
Not sure if feasible, but what about damming the swamp, digging a deep pit nearby, and then turning it into a pond. Then you can get fresh water out of it. May want to concrete the bottom (look into similar projects) before letting water in.

The hills, I would cut all the trees down and make it an open field which can be farmed. Rent some modern equipment and flatten the land or make terraces. Build a bunch of stone wall terraces. That is a project you can do for years, it will be exercise, and keep you out of the gym. It also has long term practical usefulness.

Maintaining a field might be some work, so I'd look into something that can keep the trees from growing back.

No need to keep the woods in Maine. There's too much woods in that area to begin with. They need less, not more.

[Wayne Lambright !!XUvGmrfvTTp No.1797515]

>>1793132

I'm making a private network of motocross tracks around America for members only.

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That's the idea. Make a personal moto track.

[Anonymous No.1797531]

please dont do >>1797515

[Anonymous No.1797565]

>>1797531
Where has Wayne ever steered wrong Anon? His advice is practically infallible at this point.

[Anonymous No.1797597]

>>1793264
Learn how to do drystone masonry and build various structures, either practical like this anon suggests or more artistic. It’s a good way to stay in shape as long as you’re careful and don’t injure yourself. There’s lots of info out there and I’m sure in New England there’s classes and meetups where you can get firsthand experience.

[Anonymous No.1797780]

>>1797565
idk dude first time i post here
either way, some spast keeps turning parts of our local forest in germany into motocross tracks that get one (1) month of usage and then just sit there waiting for nature to take over again
a massive eyesore

[Anonymous No.1798404]

>>1793132
>half of it is swamp

grow rice

[Anonymous No.1798413]

>>1797780
Okay, well in that case I'll be clear I was being sarcastic. Mr Lambright is a fucking idiot but his post history is fucking hilarious if you look it up.

Yeah, I hate shit like that too, Germany has some nice forest.

[Anonymous No.1798429]

>>1793132
Beavers. https://content.yardmap.org/learn/got-beavers-land-management-considerations/

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[Anonymous No.1798605]

Find some spots to grow blueberries. sell them at a farmers market or keep them.
Maple syrup.
Learn to split and cut out granite, make some cool shit from it. maybe sell benches made from it.
its swampy because all that granite there isn't very porous and will not let it drain away. Maybe work you way out of the swamp by mining out granite to a lower elevation to drain some spots or keep the swamps.
Make the swamps into spots for duck hunting or maybe you can dig bloodworms in it (I think those are in the tidal areas up there though).
Clear some trees and grow potatoes or other garden stuff.
Grow some game patches for deer and kill a deer or moose every year to eat.
Trap animals to sell for fur.
Cut firewood to sell from the less desirable species of timber on your land.
Build a tiny little log cabin back there on it and rent it out during the summer. If you don't want to build a road, get a side by side atv and shuttle your guests back and forth or their supplies. Like a bed and breakfast. or just rent it to them as well. still requires a road just not as good of one.
Store/rent storage for snow removal equipment on it in one area. put pans under the leaky areas of those trucks, give the owners a heads up if they are leaking.

[Anonymous No.1798621]

>>1793132
Your probably fucked due to the vernal pool act ymmv