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    Maple Syrup time

    Who's got sap running?? Anybody boiling yet??
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    Property updates, gentlemen??

    For those of us on here with some years of habitat work under our belts, share your top 5 habitat moves that have worked out well. This condensed info may help newer guys just getting their hands dirty. Could be burning, logging, hinging, planting certain things, digging a pond, or letting...
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    Strange Crab Situation

    We have a Profusion Crab in our yard. Here it is, November 19th, and on a number of limbs, new blossoms have opened. Two notable differences from springtime blossoms on this tree - these blossoms are red, instead of lavender-purple, and they're staying open even after several hard frosts and...
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    ??? About Yates & Myers Royal Limbertwig

    For anyone with knowledge of either of these 2 apple varieties ........ What's the furthest north either will grow without hassles?? I can't seem to find accurate info on the zones these 2 varieties will tolerate.
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    Noticing .......

    I've noticed on recent rides through local farm country here in SE Pa., that lots of farmers that cover-cropped over winter have sprayed & burned-down those covers and drilled corn & soybeans where the cover crops were. Not many heavily-cultivated fields like there used to be. Some here & there...
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    Apology to a scion-seeker

    Someone on here had asked me for some scion of a certain variety (don't remember which one) back in the winter months. I told that person I'd get him the scion if / when I got up to camp in March when I prune. I didn't get up to camp for pruning then, and since I don't remember who asked me for...
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    Good Flower for Pollinators

    For all you guys who plant wild meadows, wildflower strips / gardens - I finally located and identified a flower my mother had for years. It's called Physostegia (also known as "Obedient Plant"). Some of you may have it growing wild depending on your location in the U.S. What I can tell you is...
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    Eagles

    Coming back home from church this morning, I caught a glimpse of a big bird flying across the road I was on. I thought I saw a flash of white. It was flying right next to the river, and landed on a high-voltage tower near the river bank. I pulled over to look, and there was another bald eagle...
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    Planting for pollinators at home

    Who here is planting for pollinators around your home - assuming you don't live right next to your "stomping ground" ?? We live in a suburban "development" in SE Pa. A number of our neighbors (and us) have planted assortments of flowers and flowering trees. Quite a few native flowers have been...
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    2023 Gardens

    Who's planning a vegetable garden for this coming year?? Give us the run-down of what all you'll be planting.
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    "Surprise" apple - or other fruit tree

    Of what all of you guys have planted ........ what's your best "good surprise" apple tree - or other fruit tree?? I'd say ours would be SLN's "Winter Wildlife" crab apple. Fast growth, early production. Maybe the other would be Wolf River on Antonovka roots. BIG tree.
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    Plot basics

    For any of us who aren't AG-schooled, can someone post a basic guide for WHEN to mow, roll, or spray plot crops like various clovers, alfalfa, rye, wheat, chicory to get the most duration out of those plot crops?? (North-Central Pa. mountains - zone 5 & 6 border). As a hunting camp with...
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    Best way / crop to add OM to soil?

    For any of you AG guys who deal with soil issues for your livelihoods, what's the best crop, amendment, or method to add OM to the soil? Plow-down crops? No-till plantings left to decay? All ideas welcome!!!
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    Patience required for Apple & Crab Apple trees

    I see a number of guys on here wonder how long they have to wait for fruit on their apple & crab apple trees. That can vary from one variety to another, the rootstock your trees are grafted to, and your local climate & growing conditions. (Our camp pulls the first few apples to put more energy...
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    Hairy or chickling vetch - deer food?

    I've read of some guys planting either hairy or chickling vetch as part of a food plot mix. I know they fix N, but are they also attractive to deer?? Anyone have experience with the vetches??
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    Fruit trees for Spring 2023

    What does everybody have ordered in the way of fruit trees - apples, crabs, pears, persimmons, whatever?? For our camp - 1 Buckman, 1 Turning Point, 1 Ed's Crazy crab, 1 Roadkill crab, 1 Sweet November. All Blue Hill trees.
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    Merry Christmas

    Merry Christmas to all on this forum and to your families!!! I hope all are healthy and safe this holiday season.
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    In defense of THICK cover

    I have a couple of the Benoit family's books (Larry & sons) and one of the things they seem to emphasize is that the biggest, smartest bucks hang out in the thickest cover. One of the lines in the book went something like this - "We look for the sh##-holes. Sh##-holes are the thickest, most...
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    Lessons learned

    Wasn't sure where to put this topic. For any & all on here, and for lurkers who may be checking in / reading the info here .......... What lessons have we learned since we began planting habitat trees / shrubs, fruit trees, and food plots?? (If I could do it again, I'd ........ ) I'll start...
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    Happy Thanksgiving!!!

    Happy Thanksgiving to all here on the forum and to your families!!! Please enjoy your time with family & friends. Be safe!!
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