Made it to the farm today

[Bill]

Oops. I screwed up my brassicas 3 ways this year!!!

First I got them planted to heavy. Bad....

Then to compensate I fertilized a bit heavy. Dooh!

After fertilizing we got 3.5 inches of rain and the urea must have puddled. Ok not entirely my fault but not good...

Anyway I have some toasty looking turnips. Good thing I didn’t like the looks of it when I fertilized and broadcast some rye as a backup.

 

[MN Slick]

Oops. I screwed up my brassicas 3 ways this year!!!

First I got them planted to heavy. Bad....

Then to compensate I fertilized a bit heavy. Dooh!

After fertilizing we got 3.5 inches of rain and the urea must have puddled. Ok not entirely my fault but not good...

Anyway I have some toasty looking turnips. Good thing I didn’t like the looks of it when I fertilized and broadcast some rye as a backup.

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Could be worse, mine have been under water twice in the last 10 days west of you. I'm hoping something is left of them but the rain just won't quit.

 

[Bill]

Could be worse, mine have been under water twice in the last 10 days west of you. I'm hoping something is left of them but the rain just won't quit.

That might be affecting me also. Not under water, but certainly over watered.

What seems odd to me is that the worse they look, the more they seem to be hit.

 

[Troubles Trees]

I read this entire blog like it was a book I can't put down. Great progress with everything Bill I will certainly use some of that information. Your willow screen (tunnel) idea I will use as a hidden walk way. My house sits below all of my property so any deer in the area can see me coming as I walk to any of my stands. I looked into buying or recycling large drainage (the plastic corrugated type) was all I could think of doing to achieve a stealthy approach but I couldn't find enough of it to get where I needed to go.
Great information bud, and great success on your property from hard work no doubt.

 

[Bill]

I read this entire blog like it was a book I can't put down. Great progress with everything Bill I will certainly use some of that information. Your willow screen (tunnel) idea I will use as a hidden walk way. My house sits below all of my property so any deer in the area can see me coming as I walk to any of my stands. I looked into buying or recycling large drainage (the plastic corrugated type) was all I could think of doing to achieve a stealthy approach but I couldn't find enough of it to get where I needed to go.
Great information bud, and great success on your property from hard work no doubt.

my only caution on hybrid willows for a walking screen is that mine are starting to loose their leaves early in the year. Usually bare by early November. Expensive, but miscanthus grass would be a much better option to hide you right through January. Even Sudan sorghum might outlast the willow. I used Sudan as screen for a few years behind my miscanthus as it was maturing.

 

[Bill]

Just posting here for my own journals history sake. Today in the mail I received a signed agreement of sale for an additional 172 acres. Never hit the open market (not that I didn’t over pay).

I had this bought in 2009 with a verbal agreement and the owner got cold feet. 11 years later they approached me. But I reminded them every year I was still interested. Just pointing out it never hurts to let someone know you’re interested if they ever are. If I hadn’t done that, it would have been snatched up by someone else or on the open market.

I’ll post more details when it’s a done deal. That’s when the work starts, I’ve been coasting the last few years. Now I’m back to a zillion feet of road screening, bulldozing plots and making a royal mess with a chainsaw. I’ve never been frightened about hacking the crap out of mature junk trees and making timber look like a disaster. ;)

and of course it happens to be the week the stock market farted.....

 

[Mortenson]

Congratulations!

 

[Troubles Trees]

my only caution on hybrid willows for a walking screen is that mine are starting to loose their leaves early in the year. Usually bare by early November. Expensive, but miscanthus grass would be a much better option to hide you right through January. Even Sudan sorghum might outlast the willow. I used Sudan as screen for a few years behind my miscanthus as it was maturing.

Congrats on the new land bud, that is awesome! I am genuinely happy for you sir!!

 

[Jordan Selsor]

Just posting here for my own journals history sake. Today in the mail I received a signed agreement of sale for an additional 172 acres. Never hit the open market (not that I didn’t over pay).

I had this bought in 2009 with a verbal agreement and the owner got cold feet. 11 years later they approached me. But I reminded them every year I was still interested. Just pointing out it never hurts to let someone know you’re interested if they ever are. If I hadn’t done that, it would have been snatched up by someone else or on the open market.

I’ll post more details when it’s a done deal. That’s when the work starts, I’ve been coasting the last few years. Now I’m back to a zillion feet of road screening, bulldozing plots and making a royal mess with a chainsaw. I’ve never been frightened about hacking the crap out of mature junk trees and making timber look like a disaster. ;)

and of course it happens to be the week the stock market farted.....

Sure glad I logged in this ev!!! This put a smile on my face! Congrats Bill!
Just putting this out there I am interested when your ready to sell. Or lease until then lol ;)

 

[Bill]

Just putting this out there I am interested when your ready to sell. Or lease until then lol ;)

never know, you have age on your side....

 

[SwampCat]

Just posting here for my own journals history sake. Today in the mail I received a signed agreement of sale for an additional 172 acres. Never hit the open market (not that I didn’t over pay).

I had this bought in 2009 with a verbal agreement and the owner got cold feet. 11 years later they approached me. But I reminded them every year I was still interested. Just pointing out it never hurts to let someone know you’re interested if they ever are. If I hadn’t done that, it would have been snatched up by someone else or on the open market.

I’ll post more details when it’s a done deal. That’s when the work starts, I’ve been coasting the last few years. Now I’m back to a zillion feet of road screening, bulldozing plots and making a royal mess with a chainsaw. I’ve never been frightened about hacking the crap out of mature junk trees and making timber look like a disaster. ;)

and of course it happens to be the week the stock market farted.....

I have bought six tracts of land and one of them was listed for sale - all the rest, I just approached the owner and asked.

Congrats on your new land.

 

[Bill]

I have bought six tracts of land and one of them was listed for sale - all the rest, I just approached the owner and asked.

Congrats on your new land.

This is the third piece realtor free for me. Nothing against realtors at all but somehow I always feel I did better when I did it alone. No competition is a good thing sometimes. I had a neighbor sell a few years back through a realtor. They wanted way to much as far as I was concerned. I figured I’d wait them out. Didn’t happen, someone else thought it was a good deal. :(

 

[Jordan Selsor]

This is the third piece realtor free for me. Nothing against realtors at all but somehow I always feel I did better when I did it alone. No competition is a good thing sometimes. I had a neighbor sell a few years back through a realtor. They wanted way to much as far as I was concerned. I figured I’d wait them out. Didn’t happen, someone else thought it was a good deal. :(

Amen to that! I concur!

 

[Someday isle]

Congratulations Bill! Looking forward to seeing the progress.

 

[Jordan Selsor]

never know, you have age on your side....

Just turned 34:)
Goal is to work this lil farm over I purchased in St Gen county then try to put it on the market in a few years. Hope to buy some North Mo dirt after that.

 

[Bill]

To wet to get on the fields.
Those toasted brassicas from post 321 also got seeded with rye and clover.

a bit weedy but it will come on.




I know I didn’t put that in there. Must have been in the clover seed bag.


Second Spring for this stand



Last years apple graft made it.

 

[scott44]

Good looking clover patch!

 

[Jordan Selsor]

Nice clover stand Bill.. One would be crazy not to add clover to every fall plot. Its the gift that keeps on giving!

That graft sure took off! Holy smokes!

 

[H20fwler]

Food plots look great! Apple tree turned out perfect.

 

[Bill]

Put this pic in another thread but want to document it here. I’m a believer in Imox. Expensive herbicide but it knocked the crap out of smart weed, grasses and daisies. (If anyone wants to try it don’t use the amount on the label, use the rates shown on the Raptor herbicide label). 6-12 oz/acre. I used 8 on this field.

I almost didn’t plant beans because I had so many volunteer plants.


After crimping, drilling and spraying. I still have some instant beans left.



Here is why clover is always in my brassica mix and I come back with rye in September.

I’ll kill this next year for the brassicas again. But while we wait out this year I’m done except for a mower.



No need to get the mower out here! I’ll just let the seeds fall where they may.



I always mow 1 strip around the outside edge of fields I’m letting go fallow. ( So in 20 years there is a road.) Stumbled on to a bucks bedroom. Perfect spot. Shade tree, part way down the hill and 1 jump to a wooded drainage ditch. I think I’m smart for noticing it. He was gone long before I got close...