Search results

  1. James P. Bipps

    Layered Rye. Use Cultipacker?

    I will be adding another layer of rye soon. I have the first layer of rye, annual clovers, and Groundhog Radish already established. Will it hurt to run the cultipacker over the second layer or will it damage the already established planting? It’s been dry here and the upcoming rain chances...
  2. James P. Bipps

    Top worked Apple trees (pruning)

    I top worked this tree last year at about this time. I converted it from a crabapple to a Harrison apple. Today I pruned off the nurse branches I left and pruned it. My questions are should I prune the 2-3 feet of new growth further? Should I push out the new growth with spreaders or do...
  3. James P. Bipps

    Property Plan Development. What tools to use?

    I am in the process of revising my property plan. I tend to use aerial maps, print, and draw on them with a pen. Works great for my purposes, but does not send well via email for others to see. Any recommendations for an app or a way to do it on my iPad that I can then send via email? Any...
  4. James P. Bipps

    What is eating my apple tree?

    I found this in my apple tree today...slightly smaller than my thumb. I only found one of them. Any ideas?
  5. James P. Bipps

    Does this Scion wood look okay for grafting?

    I have a few apple trees that I would like to topwork or framework to this year. I pruned about a month ago, before I had any inclination to try grafting. I am familiar with T-budding which is done in August, but not with bark grafts, cleft grafts, tongue n whip, etc. I took these scions...
  6. James P. Bipps

    Dormant Oil “basics”

    I have never sprayed dormant oil on my apple trees. I do spray Captan and Imidan. Most of our snow has melted and I was finally able to access them for pruning this week. It got me thinking about my next steps which are usually planting more trees and spraying. Can some one give me the basics...
  7. James P. Bipps

    Spraying apple trees now (September)

    2 questions. When do you stop spraying your apple trees for the year? I use a mix of Captan and Imidan. I forgot to empty it out of my sprayer the last time I sprayed. Would it still be okay to use this year? Thanks.
  8. James P. Bipps

    T Budding apple trees

    Has anyone t budded their apple trees yet? This is the general time frame. I have about 7 bud 118s planted and hope to find the time tomorrow or sometime in the next week.
  9. James P. Bipps

    Apple Tree Orchard. Plant clover or grass?

    Any recommendations on what type of clover I should plant amongst my apple trees or should I just plant grass?
  10. James P. Bipps

    Cedar for deer

    With the last two major snow storms we’ve had I am feeling sorry for the deer herd here in Delta County, Mi. Will cutting down a few white cedar trees do any good? Or harm?
  11. James P. Bipps

    Bud 118/ T-Budding question

    I have 10 b118 rootstock growing that I planted this spring. They are approximately 18" tall. I want to Tbud to them. I would like to do it this year ( in the next week or two). Below are 3 pictures of what I have to work with. First picture is with screen on .. second with screen off...
  12. James P. Bipps

    Franklin Cider Apple tree

    I have two coming next week on B118 rootstock. For those that have received theirs, what size are they?
  13. James P. Bipps

    When do you stop spraying Apple trees?

    For the year that is. I have been spraying Captan and Imidan, but stopped about a month ago. What is a general time to stop?
  14. James P. Bipps

    Air Tight Tote

    I am wondering what others are using for storing their hunting clothes in? I basically hunt out of totes stored in the back of my truck, but the ones I use aren't as air tight as they could be.
  15. James P. Bipps

    Honey Crisp drop time

    I have a Honey Crisp apple tree that produced its first apples this year? I picked two on October 1st and they were delicious. The other 3 are hanging strong on October 10th. When do they typically drop from the tree? I am trying to wait and see but may be too tempted.
  16. James P. Bipps

    Spraying Glyphosate After Seeding

    A friend has 3 fields that he wants planted in rye. Some weeds are present. Would it work just as well to seed/cultipack/and spray vs spraying/ waiting for spray to dry/seeding/ then cultipacking?
  17. James P. Bipps

    Disk now or at planting time?

    I have 5 plots on my property. Two serve as "destination" plots and are currently planted in a clover/ buckwheat base. The three smaller plots were in a Lick Creek rotation. I have decided to abandon the rotation due to the fact that the brassicas always get eaten to dirt and I have to throw...
  18. James P. Bipps

    Brassica plantings

    So when are you planting your brassica plots this year? I will be aiming for sometime in the next two weeks here in the UP of Michigan.
  19. James P. Bipps

    Lumite/landscape fabric

    Is it necessary to spray roundup prior to laying down BigRock landscape fabric and planting cuttings or will grass die without spraying?
  20. James P. Bipps

    Switch grass maintenance

    I have a strip of switchgrass I use as a screen for a food plot. I want to mow it vs burn it this spring. What timeframe should I avoid for newborn fawns? I'm located in the UP of Michigan.
Top