Recent content by Stubborn1VT

I've never run a Swisher, but I know guys that mow their trails twice a year with one. Think they bought it lightly used for $1500. So far, they're happy with it.

I lean toward 5-6lbs an acre for brassicas. At that rate, your 9lbs would plant your 1.5 acres. I would also put down at least 6lbs an acre for a clover mix. I'm doing a .50 acre strip of brassicas and adding red, alsike and ladino clovers. I believe the clovers will establish fine. I will...

Badgers? We don't need no stinkin' badgers!

For a perennial/biennial I favor medium red and alsike. For an annual/plow down I prefer crimson. When it comes to establishing a long term white clover, I hate to admit that my best success has been with Whitetail Institute's Imperial clover.

It's hard to tell how much they like it, as it's a small percentage compared to the clover/chicory. I will say it grows well, requires little moisture, stays green a long time, and lasts years.

I made a plot about that size in Vermont. 30 yards by 45 yards. I started by cutting some trees around a natural clearing. I have a tractor and used a box scraper and chain harrows to rough up the ground. This could have been done any number of ways: spraying, burning, raking, walk-behind...

3-4 days if it's warm out.

I was looking at a strip in my plot where I frost seeded chicory. Some of the chicory took, but it's looking mighty pale thanks to the unending rain. Found some plantain that came up on its own that looked happy enough. I like the idea of plantain in a clover plot. You're going to end up...

Wet spring here in Vermont. Checked the ROD cuttings I planted the past 3 years and they're starting to look like something. I have very low deer density, so I'm able to put them in without caging. I have seen good results from TSI, adding plots, and putting up a couple grape vine mock...

Neither will cover 100% of the seed, but a drag/chain harrows will certainly cover big seed. I've used it on corn and beans with decent success.

Honeysuckle. Aggressive invasive.

Tradition.

Where I'm from, you're stuck with the previous owner's name for 10 years or until it changes hands again. Them's the rules.

Bush honeysuckle smells lovely when I run it through my chipper.

Got my tracking number this afternoon. Trees should be here Thursday.