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In this second picture the little part that is broke? The piece of metal that is bolted to the piece with holes? Or does anyone have a solution for something else? Ultimately I’d like to be able to pull this with my tractors or SxS with the same solution for both. I knew it was broke when I...

**disclaimer** my frustration level is at an all time high! I am big soil health guy and do believe soil disturbance destroys soil…..but all my best plots have been put in with a 5’ tiller or a modified TNM. I have two types of soil on my little hobby farm. Heavy heavy clay and a rocky mess...

Anyone else? Is there no one else? I am not sure about anyone else but I find this stuff beyond fascinating. If I had a do over I’d become a soil scientist. I bet I read something about soil health everyday. Initially out of necessity because of my heavy heavy clay but now it’s strictly...

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I have been reading lately about spraying fruit trees. The info on the interwebz seems to be all over the place. I have already been planting disease resistant varieties with crab apples and did what I could with the pears. I had some fungus issues on the pears this year and some of the...

Because I can’t post in the apple picture thread. Did anyone get pears this year? I had 3 trees in full bloom and managed a single pear due to the late frost. This is a Kieffer still hanging on into the beginning of the season.

I admit I know very little about the principles of irrigation, water transport, and honestly if this will even work at all. I am at the infancy stage of just kicking rocks to see if this is an option. We have had rain exactly twice since June. It has been a rough summer and no relief in site...

I typically don’t concern myself with rain when I TNM a plot. I tend to do it when I have time. The last few years has been around Labor Day because that is when I like to plant my WR. I have mentioned this before but those plots end up being mostly WR. I like WR but don’t feel like it is...

I am undergoing a major renovation in my backyard. Currently there is quite a bit of surface rock and the dirt underneath is not much better. I have removed about 20 trees in total some 130’ oaks along with mulberry, walnut, and Kentucky coffee trees. I wanted more yard for our kids to play...

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I have a 1.2 acre plot that I plan to seed into Buckwheat around June 5th. I will probably spray the plot next good weather day. I TNM everything but this plot is not without issues. Years ago I disced and drug the plot and planted. The plot is uneven and I did a rather poor job of...

Stumbled upon this tree today. It appears to be some type of wild crab. Is there anything I can do at this stage to encourage new growth for Scions? I’ll keep an eye on the fruit for drop times.

Looking to discuss some options for fall plots. For the last few years I have only planted using TNM. With the exception of the first year I plant into last years WR and clover. I would say my results have been good. My mix consist of WR, tillage radish, and some clover on half the plot and...

Can anyone ID this tree? This area is along a property line. A few years ago I hinge cut along the border and now these are popping up in the hundreds. The tallest I found is close to 12’ Leaves are more burgundy than purple and are serrated. Looks like some rabbit damage on the really...

I stumbled upon this today. It’s not on a property I own but I would have access to scionwood. I have never seen this much fruit on a tree. It appears to be some type of wild pear. The fruit is about golf ball size and completely loaded. The pears are hard and don’t seem to be close to...

I had asked a question about buckwheat on a thread last fall sometime. I never did get an answer but I did find the answer last night. My question was regarding buckwheat seed. I had planted a mix on 1.2 acres that had about 50% BW in it during the late Spring of 2018. I let it go to seed...

Doubtful, unsure, wavering, indecisive, and tentative. That’s me sometimes when it comes to all this habitat work. Lately it has been foodplots. I am a TNM guy and I believe in the principles right down to everything soil health. I did a recent TNM planted on August 9th with Brassicas. I...

Is this Redroot Pigweed or perhaps another form of pigweed? It’s popping up in my switch and field edges and looks loaded with seeds. It is in a lot of fields around me that didn’t get planted in the Spring. It’s not terribly deep rooted. There isn’t so much that I couldn’t pull it up or cut...

I planted a Dolgo and a Callaway crab from TWG this year. They were 3’ whips. They have good growth. I caged them up and put screen around the bottom 18” the day of planting. They are branching out a lot inside the screen and the leaves are bunching up. Did I put the screen up too high...