Spent time outside

[Davewp70]

cleaned up the orchard.
and love this little mower. rugged as anything...

 

[Bill]

Looks good. What mower is that?

 

[Davewp70]

Looks good. What mower is that?

That is a rough cut Kunz mower. That canary grass is between 5 and 6 foot. I've kept the orchard areas clean as I could. But today went out to west side of Property. Grass had not been cut all year, I've taken to putting trails through the grass which seems to encourage deer trails.

 

[Bill]

That is a rough cut Kunz mower. That canary grass is between 5 and 6 foot. I've kept the orchard areas clean as I could. But today went out to west side of Property. Grass had not been cut all year, I've taken to putting trails through the grass which seems to encourage deer trails.

I've been doing that recently also. It's working. We put trails through the switchgrass right by stands and they use them.

 

[Islandguy]

cleaned up the orchard.View attachment 13477
and love this little mower. rugged as anything...View attachment 13478

I've got the 5' model. Built like a tank. Seems anything you can drive over it will handle.

 

[bbcoach]

Mower and orchard looks Great. Have you thought about spraying the entire orchard with glyphosate and planting clover. It would give the deer something to feed on year round and it will help keep the grass under control. Great fall project.

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I agree with Davewp70 and Bill on the cut trails thing. Deer definitely use the mowed trails at our camp. Tracks and droppings attest to the amount of travel on them.

 

[Davewp70]

Mower and orchard looks Great. Have you thought about spraying the entire orchard with glyphosate and planting clover. It would give the deer something to feed on year round and it will help keep the grass under control. Great fall project.

This Orchard is all early apples, Pluots, peaches and european pears. Entertained idea of clover just to not cut grass as often, but this orchard is on the border of neighbors property. I do think about the clover in the core of my property around the later bearing apples. This Orchard has had an effect on deer trails. Before, trails were often south of creek, now, there are a couple of trails that come through orchard. Not all trees are old enough to bear, and hopeful for when they mature.

 

[Davewp70]

While doing trail work Sunday, came across this little one...
Also checked to make sure keeping ahead of the jap beetles