Recent content by DJN

No personal recommendations, but here is an earlier thread discussing the same question. https://habitat-talk.com/threads/pear-tree-pruning-advice.16460/

I used it once in a high density deer area (city deer when we lived there, just for watching) and it was great. Deer didn’t bother it until seed heads were mature. And then had it picked clean in a week. Have already decided to plant a plot of it on the farm this coming season for the first...

Has the markings of possibly a common nighthawk? But as discussed, it would have to be a small bird that is closer than appears (just like your truck’s passenger mirror 😂) Definitely a neat picture!

We heat mainly with a wood burning stove (do have a propane furnace for backup, but hate to kick it on). Usually takes around 3 cords (128 sq ft/cord) to get us through a season. Have burned a lot of black cherry since its easily available (either storm damaged or needed to be thinned) around...

Not much better in NE Ohio, but we did have an absolute gully washer 3 weeks or so ago. Had 4” in a few hours overnight at the house, and nearby town had 7.5” in under 4 hours. Heavy flash flooding to say the least, but back to drought since. It’s all or nothing. I’ve sprayed and tilled a few...

We would mainly use it in areas that had compaction issues. I had a video I took years ago that shows the exact scenario, but of course can’t find it now. It wasn’t wet in the normal sense (standing water or muddy), but after compaction, it was similar to jello. It was holding moisture...

What stakes we did use were just 10-12” landscape spikes, to somewhat tack in place as we dumped/spread stone into it. It’s a bit of a balance to find the right amount of stretch and keeping those cavities open. We used manpower more than stakes for stretching/holding while filling, but I would...

This stuff works! We use it when building paver patios, if the location seems unstable. Doesn’t seem like much, but it definitely stabilizes the area and solved our issues of settling/excessive movement in those high risk areas. We would have a handful of guys stretching it out as we dump stone...

Completely agree. I saw your first comment after posting and thought “well hell, if anyone knows, it’s Native!” But yes, hard to be definitive at that young stage

Looks to me to be Jewelweed aka touch me not

My grandfather, on the right, and his brother after a successful hunt. License plate says 1961. Not sure if these were actually Ohio deer (where they lived at that point), or WV deer (where they grew up and still hunted yearly). My great-grandfather with a dandy of a WV deer. Unsure of the...

I used to use CCI Supressor 22lr ammo for groundhogs in the backyard when we lived in town. Didn’t have a supressor on the gun, but still very quiet. They are a 45gr hollow point with stated velocity of 970 fps. Very accurate and groundhogs were DRT even on body shots, but I only shot out to...

I’ve been researching this exact thing for a year or so now, Robert. Using 30-06 and getting set for a trip out west this fall. I’ve landed on using Speer Impact 172gr bullet in my hand loads, but they are also available through Remington as loaded ammo. I also liked Federal Terminal Ascent...

I got a Bad Boy Elite a year ago to mow around home - mow around 2 acres. No complaints! My dad and brother both have Scag mowers, but I like the Bad Boy. I ran a Ferris at work for a few years as well. Price escalates quickly. Did the same as you - researched many and kept coming back to Bad...

Or Willamette - I’ve used them the last couple years with zero issue