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I recommend you consult the label, but here is another source: https://content.ces.ncsu.edu/segment-sethoxydim

It really depends on side cover/canopy as to how much sun it will get. We can get away with ten feet in some areas as the side growth is prairie. If its in the timber you may get away with ten feet but the sides are going to need some cutting to let the light in.

Fond Du Lac is 5a, which will give you some leeway regarding hardy varieties. Are you just looking for eating pears or pears to hunt over? The majority of pears ripen in late August -early September so you will have to keep ripening times in mind when looking for hunting pears. Keiffer and...

I planted OHxF 97, 7/16" caliper from CopenHaven Farms this spring. I'll top work them once they have gotten big enough.

If you are looking for 100+ CopenHaven Farms are really good. I've order from them and split orders with others, it's been nice stuff.

Yes the hearth and dome are a kit from Chicago Brick Ovens, I had a base built and a mason finished the brick work. The process was pretty strait forward.

I have one and really like it. I had it built during August of 2020 and really got to hone in some of my recipes. I use primary Caputo Pizzeria flour. Disclaimer: Getting into pizza making is as addicting and labor intensive as fruit tree grafting etc.

I'd graft them, plant them in a nursery and leave them in there for a year or two, dig them out, replant them with compost, apply window screen, and cage them. I wouldn't be at the property to water and baby them regularly. I ended up with more mortality than I would like. So I decided, rather...

I've kind of given up on bench grafting and babying newly grafted trees. I have been planting rootstock in there permanent locations with the hopes that if and when they survive and get big enough I will top work them. That being said, I'm planting out a dozen OHxF 97 pear rootstock this year to...

I'm not sure what those could be. Plant some and find out.

You might find this site helpful. It can help you calculate needs and amounts based on what is available in your area. http://aesl.ces.uga.edu/soil/fertcalc/

Dividing a clump of miscanthus is kind of a bear, but a good size clump you should easily get 50-75 rhizomes depending on how big you cut them. I have a single row, I would recommend 2-3 ft spacing. Go with 2 ft if you have the rhizomes. Some might not make it. If you want a a true screen a...

purple deadnettle (Lamium purpureum)

I'm not an expert, but I think you have two options here given I don't know what tools you have at your disposal: 1. Wait until the recommended soil temperatures are achieved for your planting mix. Either over seed the seed into the existing leftover rye and flatten the rye over the top of the...

Once they get above browse height they will throw seed and those young trees will get browsed creating winter food. I have a lot of white cedar on my place and the deer don't browse them to death. I have a theory that high soil pH (~7.5-8.5) makes white cedar less desirable. That's just my...