Habitat out loud

[Telemark]

Looks like it. We have yellow ones in Ontario. I think it's certainly a sign of a healthy ecosystem if you have wild orchids.

 

[SD51555]

My new plot is up and going. I got done digging it Saturday night and seeded it Sunday night. I got an inch of rain Monday afternoon. All bets were on rain friday night, so I scampered there as fast as I could and got my lime and gypsum down before the rain.

Got a little puddle in the new water hole.

I kept a pile of topsoil from the water hole for future use. I planted that full of pumpkins and squash yesterday.

Everything is up and hydrated. The lime and gypsum rained in. Should go nicely from here.

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[Bowsnbucks]

Keep us posted on how your pumpkins & squash come along.

 

[SD51555]

The construction is over and I have lift off.

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[sandbur]

I think I found a big deal on my property. I’m a complete weirdo when it comes to the little things and what they mean. I was out looking for storm damage yesterday and saw this flower along my trail. I’m fairly certain this is a lady slipper.

Is it a big deal? I’ve never seen one, and apparently they only bloom for a couple weeks, and it can take years before they bloom.

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I found the smaller yellow ones on my property up in our same deer zone. I think there are two varieties and I only found them once. I own a part of the farm that has been in the family for over 100 years.

I have seen lots of the Lady Slippers in a few locations in the Chippewa National Forest. I worked with a surveyor in college days.

 

[SD51555]

This that new plot from the other end. Somehow I always end up with the good part of the plot farthest away from the blind.

This is the thinner soil in the north end. It was high enough, and I didn’t need to bury much here, so I mixed up the soil a little.

This is where I stripped off the topsoil and put it back when I was done.

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[SD51555]

The drought is almost over. We northerners can get back to bitching about what we’re supposed to, humidity and mosquitoes. The new plot is well hydrated and the new water hole is full!

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[Foggy47]

Have you got your AC on tonight? The air looks pretty "heavy".

 

[SD51555]

Have you got your AC on tonight? The air looks pretty "heavy".

It’s swampy, but I’ll be ok.


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[sandbur]

The drought is almost over. We northerners can get back to bitching about what we’re supposed to, humidity and mosquitoes. The new plot is well hydrated and the new water hole is full!

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You are slipping. You forgot the deer flies.

 

[SD51555]

The first view of the new plot from the camera.

 

[SD51555]

Moved another cam over to my test pond.






It never occurred to me I could keep an eye on my water level with a trail cam. when looking at the pics in rapid fire, and I can see the water coming up from the rains.

 

[SD51555]

My 2023 cut is rebushing quickly now. Got a good amount of rain and sun into this area this year, and the swamp grass will be 5-7’ tall by hunting season. There are all sorts of pathways thru this area.

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[sandbur]

My 2023 cut is rebushing quickly now. Got a good amount of rain and sun into this area this year, and the swamp grass will be 5-7’ tall by hunting season. There are all sorts of pathways thru this area.

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Is the swamp grass Reed canary?

 

[SD51555]

Is the swamp grass Reed canary?

No. I’m not sure what it is, but I know it’s not RCG. I do have that in other places though. Someday I’d like to take the excavator and scrape all that RCG into a pile to make topsoil.


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[SD51555]

And I'd like to leave a clean pond behind that's 2-3' deep in spring for the ducks. I get a good amount of mallards and wood ducks in my woods when there is water in the spring.

 

[SD51555]

I've got some deer.

 

[SD51555]

New plot keeps chugging right along. I’m getting the heat and moisture like I haven’t seen in 5 years. This is outstanding. I think I’ll make “crimpable” crops by September 1st. It should all be knee high by now. Still waiting for the sun hemp to take off. It’s there, but going no faster than the buckwheat.

The pumpkins in my topsoil reserve are coming on quickly.

Had a yard deer finally.

And, rediscovered the connection between rain and mushrooms. Found a perfect chicken a half mile back in the bush. Didn’t have anything to cut or haul it with, so I left it.

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[Daydreamer]

New plot keeps chugging right along. I’m getting the heat and moisture like I haven’t seen in 5 years. This is outstanding. I think I’ll make “crimpable” crops by September 1st. It should all be knee high by now. Still waiting for the sun hemp to take off. It’s there, but going no faster than the buckwheat.

The pumpkins in my topsoil reserve are coming on quickly.

Had a yard deer finally.

And, rediscovered the connection between rain and mushrooms. Found a perfect chicken a half mile back in the bush. Didn’t have anything to cut or haul it with, so I left it.

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Was this before or after the 3" of rain you got yesterday...??;)

 

[SD51555]

Was this before or after the 3" of rain you got yesterday...??;)

This was before. I still haven’t had any water run off on established plots. The new ponds seem to be holding very well. The ones more geared towards catching run off aren’t getting any yet. I think years of living crops have made my infiltration abilities soar.

I’m anxious to see it this weekend. I’m gonna have water standing all over on my trails, and the new plot has some oops potholes that are wet. Big picture though, that new plot is a smashing success for the lift i was trying to achieve, and I just did it by feel and eyeball.


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