Bowsnbucks
5 year old buck +
I got some early season work done on the apples and crabs at camp last Thursday. Pruning was done back in March, so I fertilized about half of our 61 trees with 15-15-15. I worked it into the ground in a circle around the trees. Mushroom compost will be added in a wider circle in about 2 or 3 more weeks. The other half of the trees will be fertilized next weekend or the one after it. - - - Grafting done / waiting for buds to pop.
Also cut part of a multi-trunked pine tree down that was putting too much shade into an area with 5 apple trees that is a bow hunting spot. I'll plant another apple in there in another week or 2 once this cold snap is over. The rest of that pine tree will also come down. I use the branches from the pine tree to make ground blinds and brush piles for deer or grouse to use in bad weather. Nothing goes to waste !!
Trimmed a bunch of water sprouts from the trunk of one of our OLD apple trees, so the energy goes to apple production. Also over-seeded some thin spots in an existing white clover plot with some Alice white clover. That's a FEW things scratched off my list of chores at camp. Lots more to do & plant. All fun !!
What are you guys all up to with your early chores ??
Also cut part of a multi-trunked pine tree down that was putting too much shade into an area with 5 apple trees that is a bow hunting spot. I'll plant another apple in there in another week or 2 once this cold snap is over. The rest of that pine tree will also come down. I use the branches from the pine tree to make ground blinds and brush piles for deer or grouse to use in bad weather. Nothing goes to waste !!
Trimmed a bunch of water sprouts from the trunk of one of our OLD apple trees, so the energy goes to apple production. Also over-seeded some thin spots in an existing white clover plot with some Alice white clover. That's a FEW things scratched off my list of chores at camp. Lots more to do & plant. All fun !!
What are you guys all up to with your early chores ??