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    What happened to my apple tree

    I vote for caterpillars . I had some similar damage last year on a 2 year old apple about this time here in Virginia 6b and pulled the last few caterpillars off . . My tree was fenced in well so it was definitely not deer . I was really worried about the tree but it came back strong this...
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    Blue Hill Nursery Sale

    Just ordered : 4 Enterprise 2 Priscilla 1 Arkansas Black Woo Hoo !!
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    Fireblight.....

    I also fought it , always much worse in my pear trees for a few years . The fireblight has always been manageable with my apple trees , but most of my pear trees slowly became eaten up with it . Last year i cut every sinle pear tree down , around 20- some trees . I had at least 10 Kieffer...
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    Voles worse than bears?

    I have around 100 apple trees ,anywhere from 15 + years to still putting more in the ground . Early on , I lost a few to voles . I havent lost any in years . I stopped putting mulch around my trees and started using gravel in a 2 to 3 foot circle . In my experience , I also believe that...
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    Fruit trees for Spring 2023

    All Blue Hill 1 Dolgo 1 Kerr 1 Chestnut 1 Yates 1 Entrprise 1 Peak Attraction 2 Turning Points 1 Big Ten 1 # 5 1 Ruby Rush All of them were great looking trees and now all in the ground (thank goodness ) !
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    Broke the slump

    Congrats on nice buck . The pic is a true classic LOL
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    Barred owl nest box

    Several years ago ,I was out doing some work on the farm when a neighbor on horseback rode up holding an injured owl . She had seen it on the ground and thought it was dead but on closer inspection ,realized it was alive . She was a few miles from home and asked me if I could take it off of her...
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    First Mature Deer - Kentucky

    Good Work ! Nice buck
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    Productive family deer hunt

    Nice buck and great family memory ! Also, like the shirt !
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    Watershield removal

    Thanks Booner I was reading about that earlier . Think I am going with Rodeo and and plexmate . We are getting some fairly hot weather so Im going to just do a 1/4 or 1/5 of the pond at a time . We have a tractor supply about 30 minutes away . I think that I keep them in business sometimes LOL ).
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    Watershield removal

    Thanks for all of the advice and comments . Im used to spraying food plots but I just get a little nervous about the pond and all of the critters that live in and around it . Ive considered the weed cutter and rake as well as some of the herbicides that you guys have suggested . Ive got to do...
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    Watershield removal

    Hey Booner Im looking at aquatic surfactants . By chance do you remember what surfactant that you used ? Thanks again ! 1
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    Watershield removal

    Thanks Booner 21 , I appreciate the advice
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    Watershield removal

    I have a 1 1/4 pond that watershield is starting to take over. I have been watching it for several years and have just ignored it , but now feel that I need to start taking control . Ive done a few online searches etc . but looking for some trusted advice . Im wondering how the mechanical...
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    Bad Freeze Forecast - Bye Bye Apples & Pears

    Thanks for the frost chart Native - " So youre saying theres a chance " !
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