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[farmlegend]

It's official.

Tracked down the spreadsheet of my spring 2022 grass/forb planting. I had Heliopsis helianthoides included from three different vendors; Ernst and Albert Lea called it Oxeye sunflower, and Stock had it as False Sunflower. Never saw it at all in 2022 or 2023, and it's pretty darn conspicuous - perhaps this means 2024 will also mark the appearance of other forbs I planted plenty of but never found, including Evening Primrose, New England Aster, Wild Bergamot, and Stiff Goldenrod.

Thanks gentlemen!

 

[Native Hunter]

It's official.

Tracked down the spreadsheet of my spring 2022 grass/forb planting. I had Heliopsis helianthoides included from three different vendors; Ernst and Albert Lea called it Oxeye sunflower, and Stock had it as False Sunflower. Never saw it at all in 2022 or 2023, and it's pretty darn conspicuous - perhaps this means 2024 will also mark the appearance of other forbs I planted plenty of but never found, including Evening Primrose, New England Aster, Wild Bergamot, and Stiff Goldenrod.

Thanks gentlemen!

Since you are getting into prairies, you might enjoy the thread in the following link. Good luck.

Take a walk with me through the prairie

First of all, this is not a property tour thread. It about plants that grow in a prairie. Most of you are aware that I manage roughly 60 acres of NWSGs and forbs on my farm. I'm going to start a thread using some old pictures, pictures I took this spring, and some pictures I plan to take...

habitat-talk.com

 

[farmlegend]

Since you are getting into prairies, you might enjoy the thread in the following link. Good luck.

Take a walk with me through the prairie

First of all, this is not a property tour thread. It about plants that grow in a prairie. Most of you are aware that I manage roughly 60 acres of NWSGs and forbs on my farm. I'm going to start a thread using some old pictures, pictures I took this spring, and some pictures I plan to take...

habitat-talk.com

Thank you! Am currently devouring that thread!

I’ve done some other prairie plantings on my southern Michigan farm over the last 20 years and will be sharing some of what I have learned(much of it the hard way of course).

 

[marlin]

Pokeweed 32% crude protein. I encourage it to grow everywhere I can on my place.

 

[S.T.Fanatic]

It's official.

Tracked down the spreadsheet of my spring 2022 grass/forb planting. I had Heliopsis helianthoides included from three different vendors; Ernst and Albert Lea called it Oxeye sunflower, and Stock had it as False Sunflower. Never saw it at all in 2022 or 2023, and it's pretty darn conspicuous - perhaps this means 2024 will also mark the appearance of other forbs I planted plenty of but never found, including Evening Primrose, New England Aster, Wild Bergamot, and Stiff Goldenrod.

Thanks gentlemen!

Bergamot, golden rod and to a lesser extent, aster is verry prevalent in our prairie. Unfortunately so is reed canary grass. If I had the time i'd try to do something about it.

 

[marlin]

I’ve made a number of mistakes also but had some success. One of my favorites, Joe Pye weed.

 

[omicron1792]

Since you are getting into prairies, you might enjoy the thread in the following link. Good luck.

Take a walk with me through the prairie

First of all, this is not a property tour thread. It about plants that grow in a prairie. Most of you are aware that I manage roughly 60 acres of NWSGs and forbs on my farm. I'm going to start a thread using some old pictures, pictures I took this spring, and some pictures I plan to take...

habitat-talk.com

It’s a gooder

 

[omicron1792]

Game cam pics, but year two of NWSG planting I did around two green fields. This past winter I broadcast forbs into it. Looks pretty good.

 

[Turkey Creek]

Stiff Goldenrod takes off big time the 2nd year from my experience.

 

[b116757]

The first photo almost reminds me of Prairie Ironweed

 

[Bowsnbucks]

It's official.

Tracked down the spreadsheet of my spring 2022 grass/forb planting. I had Heliopsis helianthoides included from three different vendors; Ernst and Albert Lea called it Oxeye sunflower, and Stock had it as False Sunflower. Never saw it at all in 2022 or 2023, and it's pretty darn conspicuous - perhaps this means 2024 will also mark the appearance of other forbs I planted plenty of but never found, including Evening Primrose, New England Aster, Wild Bergamot, and Stiff Goldenrod.

Thanks gentlemen!

Some native forbs and wildflowers have to "over-winter" before taking off. I've read that on sites like Ernst Seed & American Meadows. So ........ some plants may take a year or 2 to grow enough to be noticed, from what I've read. Good luck with your plantings!!!

 

[Bowsnbucks]

I’ve made a number of mistakes also but had some success. One of my favorites, Joe Pye weed.
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A pollinator magnet. Great plants!

 

[SD51555]

Some native forbs and wildflowers have to "over-winter" before taking off. I've read that on sites like Ernst Seed & American Meadows. So ........ some plants may take a year or 2 to grow enough to be noticed, from what I've read. Good luck with your plantings!!!

I’ve been spreading purple coneflower for what seems like 3 years, and I haven’t seen one yet.


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[marlin]

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The first picture is pokeweed planted on a berm I put in to stop bucks from sight checking this little corner of a field. The poke weed is a great draw pretty much all growing season. They even eat the berries. The second picture it’s a great little food plot next to the berm. Ragweed, lambs Quarter, plantain, pokeweed, and fleabane to name a few. All readily eaten by deer on my place. It’s nice, that area went from high maintenance to no maintenance.

 

[SD51555]

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The first picture is pokeweed planted on a berm I put in to stop bucks from sight checking this little corner of a field. The poke weed is a great draw pretty much all growing season. They even eat the berries. The second picture it’s a great little food plot next to the berm. Ragweed, lambs Quarter, plantain, pokeweed, and fleabane to name a few. All readily eaten by deer on my place. It’s nice, that area went from high maintenance to no maintenance.

If you could bag that, I'd buy a pound.

 

[Barndog56]

I’ve been spreading purple coneflower for what seems like 3 years, and I haven’t seen one yet.


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Birds spread mine all over. Maybe try eating some seeds and crapping them out in your field. Lol