Recent content by Hoytvectrix

Whether it is foodplots, bucks, or fish, you are seeing the highlight reels of everyone else and likely the best representation of something they have. I have all kinds of 30-06 that are only 5 feet tall that were planted 5 years ago. I also have a few 5 year old 30-06 that are 12 feet tall and...

I hope you fill out the survey and add some comments. I am a little worried about the representation of non-residents in the survey responses.

Maybe I am reading it wrong. To me (and apparently at least three others I personally know), the third question was not clear. I think they are saying this would not go into effect until at least 2027 if at all. I don't know how serious MDC is about this particular policy.

Respectfully, I disagree. Considering the careful wording on the first few questions, this was not "pretty clear". Matter of fact, I personally know three people (two of which are non-resident landowners) that missed this aspect because they were effectively primed on the first two questions...

Public comment period ends April 20, 2026.

I am not sure if the folks on here that hunt and/or own land in MO have seen this survey yet, but you will definitely want to give some feedback if you haven't already. I don't want to bias anyone, but I thought it was very interesting that they deliberately distinguish non-resident landowners...

I think if I had the choice of two dormant trees that were approximately the same size with the same root mass and one was in a pot and the other a bare root, I would take the bare root tree every day. You may not know until you get there whether the 3-year-old trees are the same size or larger...

https://growingfruit.org/t/when-to-put-bench-grafts-outside-apples-pears/60832/6 I went back and forth on whether I would plant the pears in the field first or not and elected to try a bench graft this spring. If that fails, you can potentially t-bud in the summer or just plant in the...

Maybe you are waiting a little too long to put them into pots? I'm literally on my first year of bench-grafting so I'm sure others will have more informed opinions. It's my understanding that the grafts should really callous in 45-60 degree temps for several weeks and once leaves start forming...

The larger and deeper bed was pretty much never watered. I might have watered once because I fertilized the trees with a granular fertilizer and wanted to water it in. I think we lost a few black walnuts but otherwise nearly everything survived with just rainfall. The one at my house I fertigate...

That sounds pretty slick. If you think about it later in the year, share some photos.

I thought that I shared it before but I couldn't find it. We dug about 6-12" below the soil level and removed the existing vegetation, laid down landscape fabric, and then added about 18-24" of creek sand we sourced from a couple of sandbars that formed from a recent flood. Extra telephone...

I built a Missouri Gravel Bed on our home farm and at my home. Both were constructed with play or creek sand and are incredible for temporarily holding trees. With that said, the persimmons actually grow too well and send too deep of a tap root in even just a single growing season.

I converted a bunch of 5 gallon buckets to act as those tree bags. I bought lids for them and put a rock in the bottom to hold them in place after they are empty. The trick is punching a small enough hole that they drain over the course of a day or so.

NATO is a defensive pact. Why would NATO members be used for offensive strikes within Iran? You mention Article 5. It has only been invoked once since NATO was founded and that was for 9/11. It has to be unanimous among members, which would have never have happened for the rockets on Turkey you...