Recent content by rocksnstumps

Maybe you can get a lead on something like the yesterdaystractors.com forum. Or not sure if there is a forum or webpage on thresheree/old sawmill clubs that go beyond local in your area. Gotta cast a big net. Stuff like that has unfortunately been snatched up by the scrappers and turned into...

When I was a kid, seeing a dragonfly in November would have been bizarre. You know, the ice age 70s.

Well for those keeping track of their phenology, surprised that the robins are still hanging around here but did see some signs of winter coming. Sandhill cranes are starting to gather up. They nest in the fields around here in the summer but normally only see small family group of 3 or 4...

Can't believe they let that go as a name in our PC world.

The Sconnie supper club crowd has been been ahead of you on this one for a couple generations. But enjoy!

I have plenty of Siberian seedlings growing last 20 yrs. They are hardy, grow fast and at least they make a full size tree. Fruit is normally pretty small but some exceptions. Can expect it makes a decent rootstock somewhat like Dolgo. Wonder if Anty shortage is really the whole reason or if...

AB has been part of Rockwell since sometime in the 1980s, not like anything new. Multiply generations of management since. Lotta changes over that time. You know, before trillion dollar companies like Google and Tesla even existed. But their stuff was built to last. Just got done building a...

Bill Winke has put out several videos on burning in his timber areas and some of the results. This one is probably too soon after his burn but if you search you can see him give further updates at later times. He also talks about his prep and methods in others. Sure there are other resources on...

Gee I'm no Einstein but maybe Jethro and I can cypher a few points. They maybe aren't our best friends but their official government doesn't entirely hate our guts and want to see us wiped off the face of the earth either. They allow us to run our largest military base in the entire Middle East...

^^^Really? Perhaps this will clarify it for you The primary U.S. military installation in Qatar is Al Udeid Air Base, the largest American base in the Middle East and the forward headquarters for U.S. Central Command. Established in 1996, the base serves as a critical hub for U.S. military...

The forestry mulcher is not an option even with a big pile of money. Well maybe with a huge stash of Bitcoin to replace mulcher parts every 20 ft. Rocks, boulders, slope from being on glacial moraine/drumlin. It would all be hand work. It's not super rough terrain but bad enough that a 4 wheeler...

In the Great Lakes area, a grand slam in the fishing world is catching 5 kinds of big fish in a single day. Kings, cohos, rainbow trout, brown trout, and lake trout. Difficult to do because they like different temps and areas/depths to hang out most times. When I bought my land over 20 yrs ago...

Finally got some decent rain so the rain catcher put in a month ago can do its thing. Just a 16' chunk of tin siding picked up cheap at an auction as part of a shed rebuild at another property. Have had a small waterhole in this location for awhile but wanted to try to fill up this version more...

No, strictly for the wildlife at this point. I don't do any spraying either. It has been a long time since I made any jelly. My chokecherries kinda died back. Sure it would be fine mixed in with some other apples but really only started planting some people varieties 6-7 yrs ago. Most of...

Here is a better look at the Ranetka B fruit. This one is not bad off the tree. Closer to a Chestnut crab over a grafted Dolgo if that makes any sense. But Chestnut obviously wins. Starts dropping in early September and goes well into October which is beyond the hang time of Chestnut & Dolgo in...