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I've had good epxeriences with hairy vetch in sandy soils. If anting it to go to seed, you ned to spring plant though. Deer like it too. Spring barley is a good one too. Gets the bacteria in good shape in the soil. What equipment do you have to work with DRG? I know with shallow soils...

Pretty sure basagran does a good number to clover. I am battling sedge, probably never win the war though. Im on year 2 of controlling red aramath. Some real nasty weeds that have developed seedheads are worth collecting and removing from your foodplot if feasible to do. Probably 30-40...

which drexel product? AMS supreme? Atleast 2,4D and another herbicide is a pretty hot weed killer. NEver used 2,4db though. I thought you had another thread about AMS and your water your using. To keep it from getting too hot I would take pH test strips and see how much AMS you need to...

Whats your opinion on B118. Got 6 or 7 out of 40 at home on B118, and just planted my 1st one at camp 2 weeks ago. I got 4 trees at home I am correcting some leaning, 2 of them are B118 other 2 are unknown. Nothing severe, atleast yet. They do grow pretty fast though. I suspect they might...

Been fighting the temptation to water my trees more. Almost think the roots get lazy with too much water. 1 or 2 year olds 3 days no rain, I water. 3-4 year olds 5 days. A 1/4" hole in a 5 gallon bucket is a good way to get the water to go down deeper rater than wider / shallower. 50...

Soem of those flowering bird crabs look good enough for deer planting. A small side interest at camp is having a apple tree than plants itself. Maybe a new tree here or there, but most would likely be nice browse bushes for the deer. I planted adirondack and a few dolgo seedlings for this...

Some of my trees have a few apples here n there. Freedom is suposed to be a great disease free apple. Got black eyes everywhere. The single nicest apple I have is franklin cider. Might be the old ugly duckling 9N ford just chugging along year after year. The dislike for it on this forum...

Dont own a tractor right now, but my 2 or 3rd implement would be a single shank subsoiler. Seen waht it does over the year with commericla AG and replanting orchards. IF your going to disturb the soil, do it the right way. Also seen subsoiler help with drainage too.

Some people have made the boxes smaller. A flat wooden plate with soda bottles is one example. Could just build up the the walls with a few layers of plywood. MAybe something floating ontop of the seed might help too, like raquet balls. Look at swisher 22430.

Alot of implements similar to a spring harrow. Chisel tine, C tine, danish tine, S tine. Something that pushes it upwards and has some give. No time to wor the area. Build a tire drag, spread rye n clover, knock it down, then spray. Putting a spray nozzle or two n the back of the tire drag...

I sold the rototiller. Was killing me to operate for long periods of time. Awesome for apple tee plantings. Rototill them dig out, then repeat 2 or 3 times. Got almost 5 feet of growth on some trees and I dont water as much as i used to. Compaction and no-til drills can be handled. Some...

yellow river nursery's red splendor crabs seedling caught my eye as well as some oaks. Probably taking a year or two off from planting. Prairie fire might be something to look into. Far as american goes, George Washington's gang loved hewes. Not sure how native apples are to the US...

Hoping to taste a few before the log skidder does......... Squatters rights dont apply on log leases....... I planted them on the edge of the swamp, probably the skdder cant touch it without getting stuck. Beavers might find it a nice snack. You happen to notice when it bloomed and woke...

A light spray of gly mid spring help clover plots. Clover makes nitrogen. Need something to use it, or the wees will. Get a soil sample while you work on the field. Thistle is a sign of soil compaction, poor drainage, and might be low in iron or calcium. Weeds give you an idea whats...

No orders for me in 2026. Got my last tree to plant in a pot still. Violi's on anty from SLN. Roots were too small to plant up there in the spring. Very happy with 30-06's growth and cold tolerance so far. See what comes out of the branches in a few years. Had a saturn ion with the 2.1...