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Update, (I promise pictures soon) Pulled cards quick in this clearing (hung on a discovered crab apple tree that is a great producer). Was tough to tell but a ton of the chokeberry and dogwood appear to have been located and nipped down by the deer. I didn't have the time to linger long and lot...

Well folks, the chokeberry especially and many of the dogwood I planted back into the area has done VERY good surprisingly without fencing. The plan is to continue expanding the area of BH I'm hitting and hitting the reset button on regeneration on my property is a go for this next year. Plan...

His stock is incredible, but dang that shipping makes me wish now I'd called a couple more buddies to offset that some. I don't have insanely deep pockets so half dozen trees is about as big as I go. Got a couple of my favorites that have done well and also trying a few new types as well.

Just a quick update as it's been awhile and some has happened. I decided ahead of the EQIP guys coming in and mass eradicating/killing of the bush honeysuckle and bittersweet to remove a swath of it and overplant it. I cleared probably close to an acre area that I need to be regenerating and...

I don't believe enough litter/fuel on the ground exists presently due to how BH stops all understory growth for a burn to occur. I'm having a professional forestry company come in and they will be treating the entire property for the BH and bittersweet everywhere. These two spots are two...

Yeah I don't fully like either option for very valid reasons, many of which you outlined. Switch would definitely be the "lessor" of the intense work required. Sure IF or WHEN I get plantings mature enough the deer won't kill them to nothing it could be easily two or three years from now even...

Part of me is weighing the option of not going to switch or grasses, allow me to explain. So I'm not blessed with a lot of acreage. We are talking just over 22 acres and one thing I've learned lately is the attractiveness of the property is starting to tip to the point where the amount of deer...

Thank you! Now question say a switch is selected, doe sit have a different herbicidal program than if you had a mix inclusive of say big blue, little blue also in there?

Oh one additional thought I had, and I'm reaching out to the state forester as he mentioned corn and soybeans are not allowed in the classified land which I'm heading towards filing for...but he said I could piece out fields for an ag crop type share program if I wanted....so I want clarity if...

Appreciate the feed back, I'll work through your questions: Yea, any resprouted bush honey suckle I fear would need isolated backpack attacking this year to a degree and I know everyone says the plant cannot live through fire...but as you know the fruit/seed is the issue even if you kill the...

Forgot to mention, the two areas set up quite well for burn protection in the future. The black outlines would be trails I keep which can be disced at burnings for containment, the green would be clover type food trail edges and the blue is actually edge of where my long pond which always has...

So going to yield to all of you as when it comes to switchgrass I've never messed with the stuff. I knew when I bought my place few years back bush honeysuckle and oriental bittersweet were a massive issue. Well finally yesterday started the process with our state's district forester and balls...

What first came to my mind was American Plum, Witch Hazel, ninebark and hawthorns. I've also seen Strawberry bush succeed, black willow and of course some evergreen types.

I feel a shift has occurred for you as it has for me - for quite different reasons but it seems we both find ourselves now re-navigating to a place of what motivates us and breathes that desire back into us. Here's to the journey my friend!!! Like you I need to log in to this site more! God bless!

First time buying from NWC this year, and oh my word they just earned my business and adding them to my list of trusted tree sources. Dear Lord the trees were massive in comparison to what I usually see elsewhere (mainly have used Stark and also Blue Hills). Redfields especially were just...

My answer doesn't change where, how much since now size is likely not a concern I'm still not desiring much more than say 200 or so. Now if I'm thinking of supporting family or group of friends type situation I'll go bigger, but I think 120-200 is a solid size to manage in detail.

Barnes bullets are just incredibly on their performance. I wish I could find them readily. I just was told about the shotgun offerings that use Barnes and I have been hunting incredibly high and low for some to no avail.

$5k/ acre in my county I live in now is nearly unheard of unless wetland.

I mean Iowa 100% is the best, especially if my money is no limiting factor. However, if I'm staying here where I live now and having to commute...I'd honestly go OH or IL. I'd prefer to be able to enjoy it more than the longer trip to IA would allow me living in Northern Indiana.

Terry isn't Don but Clearly you listen to terrible podcasts.