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My neighbor runs a Christmas tree farm as well as a landscaping/reclamation business for the gas industry (replanting old drill sites/pipeline management, etc). They have a stand of young Norway spruce in one of their growing fields that they're going to dig up and burlap for me. I asked how...

Well, it is about to be a busy spring here in PA. Got my orders in for the year. Food plot is getting the following: Forb feast Chicory – 20lb Medium Red – 15lb Jumbo II Ladino – 20lb Balsana – 10 lb Alsike – 10lb Persist Red Clover– 15lb 8 bushels of rye **Overseed with brassicas in Sept. In...

That’s a beauty! I haven’t been out targeting smallies in a long time, maybe I’ll do so this spring! I have a local rod builder who I’m going to have build me a ultralight rod similar to the one you shared. I do have a tenkara as well. I toss in in my backpack on hikes here and there, and...

Wow, those are some big smallies! I have some decent smallie fishing around me as well although I haven't been out with the fly rod many times for them. They're an absolute blast to catch though, I do love them. Most often, I use a 3wt which honestly is overkill for many of the fish I catch. I...

Props to you for floating that solo. After riding down it on a guide trip in a raft, I'd prefer to be with someone who knows what they're doing! As you said, the sweepers in the lower section are an absolute death trap. I saw a family of tourists coming down on rented floats and rafts and...

Incredible! What a wide variety of fish. AK rainbows are something else! I had a field day on Willow Creek just North of Wasilla AK. That Dolly is a beauty! I do a lot of brookie fishing in PA so I am a sucker for those dolly vardens.

Maybe I'll axe the durana clover and find a replacement. It is by far the most expensive of the bunch and despite reading lots of good things about it, I've heard a mixed bag of reviews anecdotally.

You're correct, my apologies. These totals were for the main 3 acre parcel, I just decided to add 3/4 - 1 acre on a little patch just across the road from that so I will bump up the # to reflect. I was using approx 5lb/acre as a guide & those totals give me just about 20lb/acre as you...

Thank you so much! I will look into that! In all of your wisdom, does this seem like an appropriate mixture (and amount) for the proposed idea? 3.5-4acre of spray/throw/mow. As for soil testing and quality and such I should be okay for the proposed species in theory anyway.

The intent was just to provide a little cover and relieve the grazing pressure as you stated with the rye. I know it isn't the traditional time to plant rye but I believe it will provide some cover and reduce the grazing pressure, as well as add some biomass and improve soil quality. I may...

Hey all, so I'm about to start ordering seed for this upcoming year. My current plan is as follows for 4acres of no till spray/throw. I'd love to get some feedback to see if I'm missing something or should increase/decrease seed amounts prior to ordering. Spring Planting: Chicory - 15lb Medium...

I did this, not into rye buckwheat or oats, but into an overgrown hayfield with reasonable success. In my experience, chicory did better than the clover. It was late last summer/early fall though so I'll have a better idea this spring to see what really did well. It may have been that the clover...

I’ve reviewed a lot of the threads on miscanthus, including a lot of your contributions on the subject. So, thank you for that! Right now, I am leaning that direction. I’ve also considered a Norway spruce screen which obviously would take more time but I think would also work well in the long...

Hey guys, so I read through this entire thread a while back and tried my hand on some throw/mow on a small plot in an old hayfield last year. Results were pretty good, despite a few errors on my behalf. First, I sprayed, then mowed as low as I could with a lawnmower, let it sprout, then sprayed...

Yeah, I've been wondering the same. There are so many variations of clovers I find it difficult to keep track of them. I've been using ChatGPT to summarize and make recommendations on various parameters. I did the same for Alice and Dutch clover as you mentioned and here is what it had to say: