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    Planter Help

    This is my second year with a kinze 2 row planter with no till coulters and standard rubber closing wheels. I am using a brush meter with 60 cell soybean plates. We didn’t have the right sprocket combos, so our seed to seed spacing is not what I wanted. Our soils are marginal, rocky and clay...
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    TSI -what to cut?

    I am in north Alabama and will be doing some TSI after hunting season. I will be hunting some trees and flush cutting others. I am decent at tree identification and know the majority of trees in my area. I don’t know timber markets very well. So what tree has value to deer or to sell in a stand...
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    Transplanting pines for erosion control

    Location: NW Alabama Soil type: clay, low ph, around 4.5-5 Size: +/- 0.5 acre total, Objective: stabilize the soil and prevent runoff. Discussion. A small portion of our property was a “wildcat” coal strip mine. Wildcat, meaning, illegal. It also had the clay pigments mined for mortar and...
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    New shooting house build

    Dad and I custom built these. It does take a while to build and install, but it’s good father/son time. We built 2 last year, and have built 2 this year (only one is installed). We also built 2 more platforms that will hold blinds this upcoming season. The plans Build pics Staining -...
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    DIY culvert

    Need to cross a ditch and have spare 55 gal drums on hand. Just cost us the price of the 2x4x10’ PT. Not meant for heavy loads, such as tractors or trucks, but it will do just fine for atvs. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
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    Pump / irrigation setup for Foodplots

    I have a couple of 3 acre ponds next to my food plots and was looking at building a portable irrigation system for next year. I'd love to have it for this drought we are in, but I just don't have the time. Benefits: get water on our summer plots (beans) and not rely on mother nature...
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    Row Planters

    I assume now is a good time to buy? looking at 2 row no-till planters... What do you have? What do they look like? What are you planting? What are you soil conditions (rocky, black dirt, etc.)? Is it a true no-till or is it heavy enough to plant without the no-till coulters? thanks mglenn005
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    Soil Sample Labs

    It might be beneficial to have a comprehensive / comparison list of Soil Sample Labs 1. Which labs do you send soil samples? 2. What do they charge? 3. What do you get for it? 4. How often do you get a sample? 5. Satisfaction with lab? My Responses: 1. Mossy Oak Biologic 2. $7.50 / sample...
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    Dock build

    Purpose: I spend a lot of time on habitat management projects, but every once in a while, it should be ok to build something for human enjoyment. Materials: All pressure treated lumber Runner is 5x16' made of 2x8" "T" is 5x12' made of 2x8" Standard deck boarding Floats are 55 gal plastic drums...
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    ?? - Difference Between Patriot and Durana Clovers

    Can anyone give me the short and skinny. Looking to plant a few acres in white clover. I have heard good things about durana and patriot but that is from shows that "could" hype products. Any honest feedback and/or experience with these clovers. Differences, Similarities, etc. I will use...
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    Hack N Squirt

    Can I use roundup for hack n squirt or do I need to use a brush killer. Trees are mostly small hardwoods (popular, sweet gum, small oaks, cherry, ask) along a road. The leaves in the fall are filling up ditches and washing the road away. We installed waterbars this summer to help with water...
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    Shooting Blinds on Platforms

    Anyone have experience placing shooting blinds on platforms. My ultimate goal is to build shooting houses, but at first I was just thinking of putting blinds (already have) on top of the platforms. Rationale: Time and Money. Currently, I have 2 platforms built (5x5) but have not elevated...
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