Recent content by r49740

I put in a bunch and the ragweed took over. Lots of flowers, but not sure what I can do about the ragweed. very novice at the dove thing, but from what I gather, doves like it open. Also from what I gather, not much I could spray to kill the weeds that keeps the flowers. thoughts?

Anyone have luck or any issues with just weedwhacking down for thatch over brassica instead of any form of tilling?

Looks like a lot of my corn is turning a red color. I understand how if not enough kernels, that its from not being able to use up the sugars. Would that be normal at this stage of growth though, or is this a sign of something else? Most of my corn is about knee high right now, so none of it...

So far it is pretty night. Haven't gotten too lost in the weeds yet. But once you click a button to "pledge" essentially you are looking to take care of the land, you then click some boxes for what goals you have... ie. improve deer habitat. At that time, a list of general recommended to-do's...

Anyone use this online software? Forester turned me on to it yesterday and starting playing around with it some. Decent so far. For anyone that uses it, what features you use most often or what tips would you suggest?

My list evolves and changes daily. But making big improvements. When I got the place, the soil test come back at less than 4. PH Is at 6.3 now. Had 48 ton of lime spread a few weeks back. Fertilizers are down and disced in. Just waiting on a few dry days in a row to get the corn and beans in...

What are the costs for the license and tag and the like? Any ideas?

Looks like our forester will be out on the 18th to start walking to mark and measure trees. Although Im still not crazy about cutting any, I am pretty excited to start that part of the habitat work. The amount of work I have done in the 3 years we have had the place has really started to pay...

That sounds like just about the worst experience possible. Hopefully you don't have to go through that again. I"m sure most are, but I like to stay pretty hands on and the farm is next to my house of which I work from home mainly. So I would plan to stay on top of them as they go for a...

Chainsaw, can I ask what made him dishonest? Just want to be on the look out myself based on learnings you may have had. I hired a forester yesterday. Walked my place with him a bit, and was very happy with his ideas and how he saw things much as I did. As we talked, we both made it clear...

First forester will be here today for a walk through. Based on the 1" of rain coming Thursday, he was proactive in coming sooner instead of postponing. That a good positive in my book. Will be interesting to see how it goes.

The The tops Im planning to be cutting for my firewood needs. If it is as select a cut as I would want, I'm hoping it looks at least somewhat better than a normal cut. Will just need to see how it goes I guess. Anyone happen to have any of the "plans" a forester has put together for their...

That was part of the issue from before. The property was clear cut about 30 years ago, and then completely neglected after that. My efforts will be much more pro active.

I had thought a lot of times, if done right, you can do a select cut maybe around every 10 years or so. For you, next 20-25 years, what is that based on? Not disagreeing, just trying to learn as much as I can. My hesitation with cutting anything is I really like my woods as is. Although, I...

Got ya. I usually see anywhere from a dozen to maybe 30 deer a day off my place. Finally getting results as well on buck size from the other work I've done so far with a 140, 150, and 160 taken in the last 3 years. So we are on our way. but I know it can be better for habitat as a whole if...