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I’m planning on doing some bedding cuts this summer during my trip to Ohio. My hill country property has no conifer, no plum, and minimal shrub minus some spice bush, a very little rose, and autumn olive. I’m looking to do some cuts as prescribed by Madison Raber on the far end of the property...

Anyone have luck with either Morse persimmon or any of their pears? I’m trying to find a place to buy persimmon. But bluehill is always sold out before I can get to it. Any other recommendations for persimmons that are a little more mature than seedling? Anyone ever try hybrid pear from Morse...

This question has been asked before but seeing if anyone has changed their thought process. Where are you placing your orchards? One single orchard or multiple? Are you placing them in a destination food source? Are you placing a couple in transition plots? Any in interior kill plots? Just...

My new property did pretty good this year for first year, had three bucks over 130 using in regularly. We cut corn about three weeks ago and it’s getting hammered every evening often times with 20+ deer. I was surprised that 3.5 acres of corn wasn’t torn down by mid November. With spring coming...

Looking for some advice. I have 6 acres to work with, it’s a dead end field due to a chain of ponds and then a road. I was planning on having big food, over 8 acres but got pulled back to 6. Do any of you compartmentalize your plots, say like Tony Lapratt approach? I have 5 acres of RC big...

Anyone have any success with switchgrass in Southern Ohio? I am looking into the RC blends, likely bigrock. I have roughly 12 acres of tillable but unfortunately a good portion butts up to a sloppy neighbor. In talking with him he's a train wreck in all aspects. He hammered his stands leading...

I ran vitalize carbon load and droptine beans and greens, mainly brassica blend into new plots on my new place. The standing summer soil mix was sprayed ahead of broadcasting on August 14th, the soil was not turned at this time. We had two good rains a week apart but my seed didn't take well...

I'm getting close to doing burn down for fall plots. I have 26 new pear and crab within these plots running the perimeter with a handful on the inner edge of the plots. I'm spraying a spring soilbuilder/mixed with some rw upland and plenty of weeds. Any tricks to do a gly, 24d burn down while...

I have 8 American Persimmon seedlings from a local soil and water package. I have a green house as well. Would you reccomend planting them in pots for year or two in the green house? Go ahead and plant at final destination? Do you reccomend tubes? Tia

I'll be planting 3.5 acres of corn this spring for the first time on my farm. It's family farm that's never been managed with big deer in the surrounding area, SE Ohio. I'm adding an acre of green cover, vitalize, and droptines summer blends surrounding the corn and an acre of vitalize on the...

Curious what all are doing for mock scrapes, I've seen some ideas that have me interested. Anyone have good success with a home grown idea or a type that you got from online? vines vertical vs horizontal? Scent vs no scent Where are you putting them on the property. If on a plot where at...

In regards to getting opportunities at mature bucks, how do you go about ot set up? I've heard it everywhich way. Do you set up fruit trees as part of your destination plot? Do you put them in a staging plot or corridor plot leading to larger food source? Do you carve small kill plots with...

In regards to getting opportunities at mature bucks, how do you go about ot set up? I've heard it everywhich way. Do you set up fruit trees as part of your destination plot? Do you put them in a staging plot or corridor plot leading to larger food source? Do you carve small kill plots with...

I'm in the beginning stages of managing my grandparents old family farm in SE Ohio. It's where I plan to build when I retire. I discovered a year ago it has some giants close by and on it. I'm out west so I have limited time and $ to get someone in to help me build it. Wondering if anyone on...

I'm looking to ant a hillside in pheasants forever pollinators mix for SE Ohio. Do I want grasses included or without? Is there a benefit? Also how have you planted pollinators with success. The location currently has a grass that has been there forever. Pla ting timing? spray? Fertilize?

I have a chain of ponds on my future house site in SE Ohio. 20 years ago they were prime fisheries, 2 to 6lb bass, bluegill schools everywhere, catfish, multi species from 5 to 60lb. Plenty of crappie, etc..... I moved out west and progressively things have stunted year after year during my...

Anyone ever plant from Hallman? Saw they had some pears that drop in August and then a couple late season. Anyone been successful with this nursery?

My trees range from 1 season old to 5 years. Varieties of apple, crab, and pear. Is there a blanket formula for applying fert to established trees? Morse provided me with a reccomend of 19 19 19 years ago, seems strong??? I haven't fertilized in a year or so and looking to apply this spring...

I asked a similar question some time ago but It's been a couple years. There's too much good info on here so looking for a narrowed down answer. I'm in SE Ohio 6 but live in Arizona so I have limited time to maintenence my trees. I have help that waters in summer and ferts as well. I currently...

I sprayed gly on my plots Thursday, how much time do you all give before you would work the dirt? What's too soon?