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    i need help to id this tree....

    this is stuff is on a hill side, near where I live, very thick, keeping leaves on , looks like a good bedding area ...most of it between 2 ft tall and 20 ft tall id say...has red berries id like to know what it is ....... possible bedding option???? Thanks in advance
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    what is this tree?

    these trees are near my office...they look similar to a persimmon?
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    Brassicas and no rain .....

    First time planting brassicas was this year . They came up.great were 1.5 ft high 2 weeks ago.....but no rain in over a month ....will they make it ? ....rain is on way ..this Sunday
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    cow peas as a stand alone crop?

    How many have done this, and what were the results? Had thought about planting soy beans, but i hear so many people say the deer destroy them before hunting season...... planting times? depth? method? I'm in mountains of southwest Va Thanks in advance
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    Partial plot failure Question

    All, I recently planted a brassicas plot ...its on uneven ground ...the plot is basically bowl shaped .....the edges of the bowl are the high ground and got basically no germination ....however the center is looking lush......now, we didn't have what I would call a hard rain on it ro wash away...
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    what will we get ?

    My brother has grown about 15 apple trees from seed .. the seed came from store bought apples, different varieties. From what I understand, when growing from seed we likely will not get the fruit originally bought at the store. I've been told more than likely they will be crab apples? Can...
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    how to handle potential seeding rate problem

    my most recent food plot may have a problem ...I seeded WR and Durana.....the rye is coming on fast ...maybe too fast, it looks awfully thick. I fear I have put too much rye seed down and it will not allow my Durana to do well. is the best way to combat this to mow frequently? or should i be...
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    Conifers for bedding question

    I'm in the mountains of southwest VA ...I have two areas picked out to create some bedding for our deer and my thoughts are to achieve this using conifers and and bushy type trees. Both areas are.prob 1/2 acre in size on a hill side .....I have loamy sandy low.ph soil ...Roughly 5.3 pH Any...
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    Protecting new seedlings

    IVe planted over 45 trees so far ...Chestnuts , fruit trees mostly and I have caged them all to protect from deer damage. ..All of these were larger trees with rootballs.......However I'm getting ready to order 300 seedlings from my state Forester ..These will be the small 12 inch bare root...
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    spring pond questions?

    The property we have, has two very small ponds on it ...they are positioned one above the other on a hillside. the previous owners had these ponds scooped out with a bulldozer or some sort of equipment. the small pond which is above the larger one appears to be a seep or small spring . i...
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    Fertilizer or no fertilizer ...need answers asap

    So due to the drought..i am reseeding....we are expecting and inch of rain Thursday and friday..winter Rye and durana clover ...ground was burned and disced ...nothing growing in it at all right now. .with it being Sept. 27th in zone 7....(mountains in southwest VA) it will be a.short window...
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    Dunstan chestnut seeds source?

    Planted 15 Dunstan's this year from a nursery and would like about 15 more Dunstan trees...i grew 20 Chinese this year from seed and would like to try growing Dunstan's, anyone have Dunstan's seeds they would like to send my way ? Willing to buy.... Sent from my XT1080 using Tapatalk
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    Is this ready to seed?

    Question for you guys that are more experienced.....I'm planting winter rye and durana....in a one acre plot.....two weeks ago I burned with gly .....today I disced and drug the plot.....question:..there is a lot of grass material clumped up in places .....but more areas are bare dirt than...
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    how far will a .10th of rain go?

    I planted WR and Durana two weeks ago..The same day I put seed down we got 1/2 inch of rain.....both the Durana and WR germinated, and as of last Sat the WR was out of the ground a good 4 inches, looks as if all the Durana had germinated as well. The problem is, we haven't gotten any rain...
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