Recent content by Hoytvectrix

I don't think it should be a standard percent. I think some variety of plot species is better than none, and that your abilities/desire for work should inform what that variety looks like. Also, what your neighbors have or don't have would play a role on what you should plant too. I am frankly...

Get them in the ground as soon as possible. I don't think it really matters if the leaves are still on but you want the plants to actually root in this fall or early winter. If the leaves are still on they might need a bit more water, but that is the only key difference. 2 years ago I planted...

Most financial advisors recommend reducing the percentage that stocks make up your portfolio as you get closer to retirement. I saw this first hand with my parents. My dad retired in 2006. The stock market was doing really well around that time and he kept quite a bit of his portfolio as stock...

I second the SD card issues. I would say 90% of the issues I see with cuddebacks go back to SD cards. Even after doing a hard reformat on a pc the cards don't really work the same. Occasionally I can use them in gardepros but eventually the other cameras stop recognizing them. I've been working...

I linked to it in a few pages back, but there have been a few research summaries published recently that summarize what we know about the CWD causing prions. They have found the prions in raccoon and coyote feces, so it is not only deer that are spreading prions around.

Thanks for the informative response. I want to trust the experts studying these things. I feel like people are rooting for one outcome or another and choosing what they want to believe when researchers are finally starting to better understand the impacts of past management strategies on...

I'm curious if many here have done any benchmarking to see how their stock picking has been compared to something like a low cost total market index fund purchased at the same time?

Congress also needs to be the one ratify treaties with foreign countries. This Executive Order is essentially a PR stunt. Keeps everyone talking about this and the Qatar plane given to Trump instead of Epstein.

Yes, that is just the base that we lease from them. We apparently have a military pact with them that applies to the entire country now that we didn't before.

I probably just read too quickly about their shipping statement. That is likely in general and not specific to that plant. It looks like they ship bare root out in the spring and containers the rest of the year. Maybe they will have it offered over the winter or in spring.

Looks like Chestnut Hill Outdoors has them as both bare root and potted.

Yeah, I think it was mostly a planting depth issue. We calibrated the drill and ran out in the correct acreage. This is an old cattle pasture on a ridgetop that has some compaction. I'll up the seeds/acre next year. I'm also likely going to use an E-fence because next year there won't be any...

At this farm it is almost certainly because of EHD. Sure, this is a mast year for acorns. We have piles untouched acorns underneath of every white oak. But I've had cameras up the whole year and we have a fraction of the deer that have been in the area the last few years. Talking with...

It's been a minute since I gave an update. A lot has been going on but it hasn't felt like much has been worth documenting or sharing. This has certainly been a weird year. Probably too much water until August 12th and then the rain shut off for over a month. We haven't found any EHD deer yet...

I have ordered seed from Route 9 and from Perfect Circle Farm in the past and would recommend both. They typically start selling them in middle of October and through the winter. I wouldn't wait though. https://route9cooperative.com/product/chinkapin-seeds-2/ (I feel like these are much more...