Recent content by Hoytvectrix

If you really wanted to remove any doubt, I would just be focused with what is growing in the drip line of the tree. Most of the juglone is coming from the leaves. I wouldn't plant an orchard near black walnuts, but that is more because of the shade than anything else.

I think the impact from black walnuts is really overstated. I did some allelopathy research during my post-doc on another plant, but looked into published literature that is out there. I think the majority of plants are using allelochemicals of some kind to make themselves more competitive...

At least in Missouri this is where I have seen them. Technically in the right of way.

DNR traps. They put these up near roadways or easy to access areas to monitor insect invasions. I have not found any yet, but I have seen them on neighbor's properties. I am surprised that if they are on your property that they did not notify or ask you first.

I think I have somewhere around six of these. By far the best value for a ladder stand that is out there. I think most of the squeaking happens either in the ladder or the platform. I haven't seen or heard very much yet, but I've considered ordering a nylon washer tackle box from Amazon to...

Crafty buyers are looking at soil tests and cropping history before buying. They aren't paying a premium for farms with 100 ppm of P compared to those with 50 ppm. They are only concerned with soils at or near deficiency. To me that is a huge distinction, especially because the IRS feels that...

For a year after grad school I ended up teaching 10th, 11th, and 12th grade English Lit and Composition. I am an agronomist by trade and hated these subjects when I was going through high school. Teaching those classes was a blast and I am so glad I got the opportunity. With that said, the...

East Asia: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6638123/ I believe chestnut blight can be vectored by insects, but it is mainly spread by moving infected wood (inoculum) and by wind. I know that in the Pacific Northwest, they have very low blight pressure, and can grow blight intolerant...

What's interesting about this line is that it is a different Darling accession. I would be curious to know how many trees of this line have been planted in the wild and how long they have been in the ground, and the steps they are taking to ensure it is what they think it is. The original intent...

Genetically engineered chestnut tree, grown in Syracuse, moves one step closer to release - https://www.syracuse.com/outdoors/2025/07/experimental-chestnut-tree-grown-in-syracuse-one-step-closer-to-release.html

In some ways it's also promoting the conservation of mined resources like phosphorus and potassium that are mined to make fertilizer. I don't think it is necessarily promoting the draw down of nutrients, but compensating farmers for a depreciation in their asset when they otherwise would not...

"The children now love luxury; they have bad manners, contempt for authority; they show disrespect for elders and love chatter in place of exercise. Children are now tyrants, not the servants of their households. They no longer rise when elders enter the room. They contradict their parents...

It isn't that the world is getting worse, it's that we are all much more aware of negative news in places we didn't use to hear from. The internet and overall more connectedness of everyone makes it seem like crime is higher and society is failing. Before, few on this board outside of Kansas...

Selection of lyrics from Nugent's song titled Jailbait, that he wrote when he was 32: "Well, I don't care if you're just thirteen You look too good to be true I just know that you're probably clean There's one little thing I got do to you Jailbait you look so good to me Jailbait won't you set...

That sudden blackening of the tips and overall greying of the leaves made me think they were wet and then got too hot. This also sometimes shows up as anthracnose, which is typically a secondary stressor.