Recent content by LarryBud

Hi Folks, I'm located in West Missouri. I'm converting 4 fields ( 18 acres total ) to Pollinator / Monarch Habitat through the USDA CSP program. One Field needed dozer work to reshape some berms around the pond and to repair terraces likely installed many decades past This field is about...

It was actually a Missouri Department of Wildlife agent who suggested fescue. He did say he hated to suggest it but..... It's where I will mow it short around the pond for access and in a couple of run in ditches. I need erosion control. FYI I decided to wait until fall. It's already dry...

Hi Folks, I had some dozer work done late last fall. As a result, I need to seed fescue around my pond and in some waterway. It will be around an acre all together but in strips. Last night I worked the up dry hard pan from the dozer work and the winter weather and was wondering if I'd be...

Thanks. I did mow the dead weeds ( mostly rag weed and foxtail ) this winter. I was planning on mowing again upon canopy. I planted 40 different species and have a hard time distinguishing friend from foe.

I'm looking for some feedback on how long it's taken to establish pollinator habitat. I've planted 18 acres. 9 last year ( one growing season ) and 9 in the past month. In both cases, i was converting grass ( mostly fescue ) to CSP Monarch Mix. In both plantings I used multiple chemical...

This gets my vote. I mow a little over an acre with a 52" Gravely. It drinks about 2-2.5 gallons of fuel at each go. I can't imagine mowing 3-4 acres with it. If you're committed to mowing it all and on budget, look at a small diesel tractor with a finish mower. You can find some from the...

Not previously but I just did. They have some great information. Thank you. It reinforces that my job is far from over. I have installed the plantings by the book, but going from grass, plus plenty of weeds, to a healthy pollinator stand will not be an easy task. I'll fight the fight.

CSP ( Conservation Stewardship Program ) is a great option if there's not a crop history, which was my case. EQIP worked for me where we couldn't find CSP to fit the project scope. The programs will help offset the expenses of shaping up the place. Just today, I finished the install work...

Bill, Looks like we're going in opposite directions. Post your trail cam pics. I love seeing nice deer. I'll post butterfly pictures.

I'll look at bees down the road. I know it's complicated but I'm willing to learn when time allows.

I will not manage this to hold / grow deer. ( although I did have a dandy 10 point hanging around last fall ). It's going to be mostly prairie grass which will hold some deer and I will have 3-4 acres of timber. I know this sounds silly but it's an insect farm. We're in the primary...

Hello All, I look forward to learning from the forum. I wish I would have had found this board earlier on my journey. Two years ago last December, I purchased 31 acres of neglected land in West Central Missouri. Of the 31, 10 was a dirty hay field the neighbors would hay once a year for the...