Herron Ridge … Trials, Tribulations, & Some Good Stuff

[Bowsnbucks]

Well the winter is upon us and the corn and bean fields around are picked pretty clean. Glad i planted turnips & radishes as they are now providing good hi carb food sources for the deer. Love seeing them with greens hanging out of their mouth eating the bulbs. Should help them bulk up a bit before winter.

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Good deal with those greens, Spud. Groceries ought to be a big help to your deer. Even under snow, those greens will have 'em digging for them.

 

[Tree Spud]

Got a couple of wood duck houses up on the new pond. Going into year 3 and looks like some vegetation starting to form. Filled the bottom of the box with cedar chips. Add some silicone to the post to keep the critters from raiding the eggs in the nest.

 

[Tree Spud]

After 7-8 years of growing switch grass in this field, I am going to nuke it. I will then place a wild flower pollinator mix. Amazing how much organic matter has been added, mulch above the 1" of decaying grass is about 2" of OM in the form of mulch.




Prepping to attack the buckthorn and russian olive as it greens up this spring. The death squad are soap bottles filled with 1 part trypclopyr and 3 parts diesel with blue dye added.

 

[Brian662]

Have any wood ducks on the pond yet? I've seen a few around SE MN that are using the nearby river the past week to 10 days.

 

[Tree Spud]

Have any wood ducks on the pond yet? I've seen a few around SE MN that are using the nearby river the past week to 10 days.

Not yet, even my old nesting boxes are quiet. Waiting for that late afternoon whistling.