buckvelvet
5 year old buck +
Well guys let me first give you a run down. This is a 120 acre property that my wifes family owns, i've hunted here the past 4 years and started the food plot program here using LC's method.
1 Farmer rents some of the ground for asparagus, another rents some for corn. There is Corn/beans/alfalfa all around on the adjacent properties. We are not the property that has cover but right now I cannot address that.
I have been given the green light to establish an orchard on the property. Since i've shown initiative its my project, my baby to do as I wish.
I'm going to be planting 20-25 trees that I grafted this winter into it as a starting point. This is bare ground, will probably establish clover amongst it for ground cover as we move along. The PH is 6.0 and the green patch to the East of it that you see is a swamp that holds water, so it drains well off this embankment into the swamp.
This will be for people consumption and wildlife. We have a crazy amount of deer in this particular area, when I mean a lot, I mean if you seen 20 in one morning sit it was slow. This is a chance to corner the market on soft mast in the area and also feed my desire to have lots of trees to work with as I really enjoyed the grafting process and will look to diversify the portfolio of varieties. As you can see with 1 3/4 acres that could potentially be hundreds of trees. Given its sandy nature toward the west side of this property and more black loam towards the east of this acreage (shifts quickly in dirt) I am still heavily considering all B118 to Antonovka on the east side possibly (as I've read it does better with wet feet), in high rain years this part could have occasional standing water for a day or 2.
I'm curious what you guys would do with this much land to just plant whatever the heck you want? Disease resistance is good but this will be my play ground so I could spray potentially also. Would you possible consider a more semi dwarf rootstock if your thinking for people?
So many possibilities, Apple, Pear, outside the box with random cherry or plum additions?
Would love to hear your guys thoughts.
1 Farmer rents some of the ground for asparagus, another rents some for corn. There is Corn/beans/alfalfa all around on the adjacent properties. We are not the property that has cover but right now I cannot address that.
I have been given the green light to establish an orchard on the property. Since i've shown initiative its my project, my baby to do as I wish.
I'm going to be planting 20-25 trees that I grafted this winter into it as a starting point. This is bare ground, will probably establish clover amongst it for ground cover as we move along. The PH is 6.0 and the green patch to the East of it that you see is a swamp that holds water, so it drains well off this embankment into the swamp.
This will be for people consumption and wildlife. We have a crazy amount of deer in this particular area, when I mean a lot, I mean if you seen 20 in one morning sit it was slow. This is a chance to corner the market on soft mast in the area and also feed my desire to have lots of trees to work with as I really enjoyed the grafting process and will look to diversify the portfolio of varieties. As you can see with 1 3/4 acres that could potentially be hundreds of trees. Given its sandy nature toward the west side of this property and more black loam towards the east of this acreage (shifts quickly in dirt) I am still heavily considering all B118 to Antonovka on the east side possibly (as I've read it does better with wet feet), in high rain years this part could have occasional standing water for a day or 2.
I'm curious what you guys would do with this much land to just plant whatever the heck you want? Disease resistance is good but this will be my play ground so I could spray potentially also. Would you possible consider a more semi dwarf rootstock if your thinking for people?
So many possibilities, Apple, Pear, outside the box with random cherry or plum additions?
Would love to hear your guys thoughts.