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they should sprout if you cut at the girding...use pea stone and window screen mesh to keep the critters from getting the bark. First wrap the mesh around the sapling like a flag and Staple the mesh every inch to seal off the 3 sides. The staples will pop off as the tree grows. Bury the...

Look under the fabric. That actually acts like a roof for voles and mice and they might have partially girded the tree. That along with dry weather might have killed the tree but allowed the sprout. I switched back to pea stone for mulch. They cant borrow thru that to get at the bark.

The bucketlist includes learning how to select rootstock and graft different varieties

Get your order in.... lots of stuff sold out. https://www.cumminsnursery.com/buy-trees/index.php?type=tree&year=2023&view=list&view=card

Hmmm, my bare roots come from a Cornell professor who writes books on root stocks. His advice has been pretty good so far.

Any follow up pics? I was instructed to prune the trees way back, give them plenty of water when planting, but make the tree root out in search of nutrients and water. It worked well for 200 apple and pear trees although we did lose 5-10 trees a year to critters barking them, getting under...

You want to think about no till drills and they are not cheap. But the concept is to grow cereal rye in the spring, then mow it to knock down the weeds a couple times. And then let it grow and before it grows to seed, plant your turnips or another late crop. Then you crush the rye over to form...

Yes I’m in good shape on components.

Im done with wasting time looking for ammo that used to be sold all day long at the local store so I ordered reload equipment and have a good friend that will show me how to make the most accurate loads

I'm here because I got skunked this past year (I dont shoot does or basket bucks but then there is always that 5 year old spike 🤣)