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    soybean inoculant

    hello. I'm planting a .4 acre corn plot in a 3yr old clover plot. I'm looking to add 10lb of eagle soybeans. the beans call for about .5oz of inoculant, I was wondering if I really needed it. all the inoculant I find online are like 8oz bags. basically just wondering if I could plant the...
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    top died on dunstan chestnut

    I have 3 7-8yr old Dunstan chestnuts planted in a row. I noticed that on one of them the top 15 ft is dead and the next set of branches down has much smaller leaves. the rest of the tree and the other 2 seem fine. should I let it go or cut the top dead section off. thanks in advance jpe
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    getting rid of moss

    I have a small plot in the woods approximately 1/6 acre. It was neglected over the last few years. It was clover but now has been over run with moss. i applied 750lbs of lime about 2 months ago. It seems as if the moss is somewhat dying. What would be my best approach now to remove the...
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    super low ph question

    trying to help a friend put in a small plot. told him in the spring to get a soil test and lime. went out today and my buddy told me he didn't put any lime down. soil test read 4.5 ph with a recommendation of 5tons per acre. my question is it worth trying to lime now and plant brassicas or...
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    Paw paw question

    I have 2 paw paw trees left out of 4 originally planted. I checked them today and they both have dozens of flowers. Is there an easy way to tell if they're male or female? They're both four years old and about 12 ft tall. if I'm not going to get any fruit out of them or if it's going to be a...
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    deep woods micro plot question

    i have a small plot in the woods approx 1/6 of an acre. last year it was ok with clover. this year it is over run with grass. my equipment would be a small disk and sprayer would you? a. do nothing now-in the fall total kill and start over with rye, oats and clover b. spray cleth and...
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    Pear not blooming

    I have four Galloway pear trees that are five or six years old all four of them had plenty of fruit last year. They are all 4in in diameter at least. this year three of them are totally covered in flowers and the one has no flowers. I noticed a couple small buds on it and when I broke some...
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    prep for fall brassica

    have a 1/2 acre that was brassica last year. this spring i disked and seeded with oats, which is growing good but is 25% goldenrod if i let it grow until mid july will there be too much thatch to do a throw and mow for brassica or should i mow it at some point. thanks
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    rotation of brassica

    I know you're not supposed to plant brassicas multiple years in a row in the same area because of bacteria and other negative effects. if I disc in the Brassica in the spring and plant oats and then killed the oats and planted brassicas in July, would that stop the effects or should I...
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    grassy clover plot

    I have a spring planted clover plot that is doing fairly well. I mowed it about 6 weeks ago. I plan on overseeing it this week. it does have some a good amount of grasses in it. I'm about 3 weeks from first frost. should I mow it again, spray with cleth or do nothing? my goal is for...
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    failed jungle plot-current options

    Hello all, new member here just moved over from QDMA. I planted a plot of mean bean crush(soybeans and lab lab) and added sorghum to it for a jungle mix. I planted this in Mid May. The beans came up pretty good and the sorghum is almost 3 ft tall. My issue is that the plot has been overrun...
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