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I have had great luck with Cereal grains planted around Labor day here in Michigan. The one time I mixed AWP's with oats the AWP did not grow more than a few inches before cooler weather slowed them down. The logical solution would be to plant the AWP earlier in say August but if I were to do so...

I have a four year old white clover plot behind the house a mix of Rennovation, Legacy and some Jumbo II. It seems not be as thick as in years past and I can see spots between individual plants of bare ground. Doesn't have that thick green canopy that was there in previous years. I am wondering...

Have a weed that I do not know the name of starting to become a problem in the clover plot behind the house. In order to come up with a plan to get rid of it I first need you guys to help me ID it. It grows in clumps and has long round stems that have a small clump of what looks like leaves and...

Anybody ever did side by side comparison between Buck forage Oats and the regular oats you get at the elevator or feed store? I dont really care about deer presference as much as I wonder about cold tolerance. My hunting land is in the Upper Penninsual of Michigan so zone 4. If there is some...

Looking for suggestions for somthing to mix with fall Oats next year. Was considering winter peas but now leaning towards dwarf essex rape or purple top turnips.

Have some bare root apple trees coming in the spring for behind the house. I have carfuly picked out where I want them but one spot is on the wet side. Not standing water but wet soil for parts of the summer. I had a tree in that area a few years ago and it died so I suspect root rot got it. I...

I have an atv pull behind brush hog that I use to mow clover foodplots. The thing is a pain to load and unload on my trailer and was trying to get ideas about other implements that might be out there for this purpose. There are a number of walk behind self propelled brush cutters out there. What...

I have ordered some apple trees for spring planting behind my house. I want to plant them in several different areas but the northeast corner of my property is slightly lower and less well drained. Wondering if this area being occasionally wet would be a problems for apples?

Planning a fall planting of clover using rye or oats or both as a nurse crop. What are the advantages and disadvantages of those two cereal grains? This is in Upper Penninsula of Michigan so the oats do not winter over.

Have a tree here at my house that has never had any blossoms. Have other trees very near by that are younger and produce fruit. Is this tree just a dud?

Got a great stand (End of second growing season) of switchgrass behind my house. Will the dead switchgrass thats now standing inhibit new growth next spring/summer? Everything I have read so far is to leave it alone and not burn until weeds/shrubs start to show up.

What can you guys tell me about Aberlasting clover. Is it slow to establish like Kura? Considering a mix with other white clovers like Rennovation or Jumbo II but want to be sure it can hold its own during establishment year.

Have had great success with white clover blends in the past but no experience with Alfalfa. Since my plots are at camp (far away) I can only mow them twice a summer. Will Alfalfa get too long and smother itself if only mowed twice a summer? Secondly it sounds like alfalfa is slower to establish...