Recent content by JAW

I hear you, Howbout. I watch various weather services daily to see if my newly-planted spruce trees and my 4th-leaf apple trees are getting any rain. Very little rain in west-central MN again this year (Zone 4a). My watering efforts, using one gallon milk jugs, are keeping the spruce alive, but...

Blue: The pruner blade is not bent and I checked the tightness and it's tight. Booner & CL: I didn't realize replacement blades were so readily available and inexpensive. Thanks everyone for the replies.

I have a pair of Felco #8 pruners. They've served me well over the years, but recently I struggled to cut even small apple tree branches cleanly. The blade was quite dull, so I tried to sharpen the pruners with a fine metal file and then a couple strokes over a fine oil stone. The blade felt...

I have a similar plot next to my cabin that is used strictly for viewing purposes. I believe in MN (zone 4a) that millet and sunflowers would need more time to fully produce seeds. I planted sunflowers and sorghum last year in a different plot; they looked great in September, but weren't fully...

I've had success with Imperial Clover from Whitetail Institute and Frigid Forage products. Will be planting FF's Big-n-Beasty this year in MN. I'm looking to add a few strips of grain sorghum for the pheasants and deer, but I'm having trouble locating a good seed source. Any ideas? Anyone have...

I'm actually south of Glenwood. Brooten is the nearest town.

I have lots of burr oak acorns at my place south of Alexandria, MN. Do you ever get near that area? Or do you get to the Twin Cities? W-

My burr oak trees in west central MN are producing tons of large acorns this year, much to my surprise. I was expecting stunted nuts but that is not the case. I've even found some older trees producing that are not consistent producers. Since I wasn't able to put in food plots due to the...

I ordered 4 Enterprise apple and 2 crabs (Crossbow and Redfield) from Terrry in winter 2020. All trees were to be planted in zone 4a in MN. When communicating with Terry, he indicated the Enterprise trees were on M111 rootstock, which he said should be good for my area. I planted all 6 trees in...

I’m new to planting fruit trees. I planted my first apple and crabapple trees — all from NWC — in late April in Zone 4a (Minnesota). I used 5’ welded wire to keep the deer away and used hardware cloth to keep voles/rabbits away. The hardware cloth is 6-7” in diameter. I’ve read a lot lately...