Recent content by Newbie

Very nice! Thanks for sharing!

Telemark, I’d love to watch but it says the video is private & needs access granted to watch

Yes, they surely are. In my case, more-so from not allowing me to get in there and work for 6mo of the year than anything else. It isn't wet enough that I'd have concerns planting the species we've discussed, including fruit trees or our standard food plotting species, but there are soft spots...

You and I have a very similar vision. The area I'm discussing is similar, albeit smaller. Approx 200yds long, 50-60yd wide. Could be longer and/or wider depending on where I start and end the project. That being said, your description is very similar to what I'm imagining. I have cuttings and...

I could be wrong, but my thinking is by planting or managing the grass with cleth will give the native forbs a chance to shine again. I don't think wiping the area clean with gly is going to work, the grass will re-germinate faster than the natives. So by selective herbicide use, whatever good...

Yes, I'm aware its going to be a battle. I did overcome another area of it on another section of my property. Just knocking it back a couple times over about 2 years allowed some of the native forbs to get up and above it which did wonders. There is still stilt grass around it, but not getting...

My goal for the blow down section that I've posted here and on my land tour is constantly changing. My initial plan was isolated food plot but my latest thought is just repeated applications of cleth to hopefully establish a native meadow of forbs & supplement that with ROD plantings and a few...

Not gonna catch any shade from me for that! I was actually just looking at partridge pea, milkweed, and ragweed seeds yesterday. From preliminary research I also read black eyed Susan may also be a good option. However, they’re surprisingly expensive. I’m just gonna try to nuke the stilt grass...

SD, did the ROD megabush ever come to fruition?

The other was silky for sure. I made some cuttings & will see if I can get them to propagate. I’m aware these aren’t all ideal size but since it was my first go at it I figured I’d cut big small and in-between & monitor so see what’s going to work for me. Bit of a learning curve. Found tons of...

Yeah there was some browse on it, but it didn’t look like it was being hammered either. I’ll have to walk by & get another good look at it

I’ll see if I can get a better picture. Most of the buds are alternating although some are very close together & the picture makes them appear as pairs.

Little further evaluation and I'm thinking the first is a red stemmed willow / Scarlett Willow (Salix 'Chermisina'). I'm not certain but I'm gonna look a little closer when I leave work today. If so, it's just a ornamental willow variety. Hope to cut some stakes from the silky dogwood (will also...

I agree with the silky, that's what I was thinking on the second one as well. I'm not sure on the first one either, I think I'm going to take some cuttings and see if they'll propagate & see what happens.

For you podcast folks, "The Habitat Podcast" with Jared Van Hees is very good. I enjoy listening to his content on my commute. I shared this on another thread earlier but "Purpose-Filled Habitat" on Youtube is also great. I've heard good things about Land and Legacy but haven't gotten to their...