Recent content by Snail3496

Lots of big picture thoughts that've never crossed my mind before. What a complex unforeseen thing. The scary thing is all of the recent negative trends and Xbows aren't even in the mix yet. as Merle asked, "Are the good times really over for good?"

Impossible for anyone to answer. Your local deer numbers dictate that. Try it! Worst case they don't make it this year and you turn it into a green plot in August. No harm not foul I have several in the 2-3ac range but am in the prairie with very few deer and most disperse for the summer...

Wow what a killer looking property!! I's jealous! If deer are your goal it sounds like you need to get some standing grain in there.

That's good to know. I'm planning on planting a couple acres worth of long narrow strips for them at the moment. Thinking grain sorghum because I hear they like it, plus I liked the idea of being able to use a corn residual in it. Maybe I should do half clean sorghum and the other sorghum...

How large is the cattle pasture and what are some of the larger changes or plantings you made to it?

The white pines are a fantastic tree and I've experienced little to no browse on young ones BUT I am in a low deer number part of IL.

I've been tinkering with different pots the last few years for starting trees and am probably overcomplicating it - but what have you all found as the best size and type (plastic, grow bag etc. ) for starting and keeping young oaks through the winter to plant at 2 yo or even 3yo ??? I find a...

Ended up just making a 3pt one. 40hp Kubota rocked it with no problem. Already ran 1,000 trees and 3,000 miscanthus rhizomes through it and it worked like a charm!

Didn't know any of that - regardless he/she's got good conifers

Kelly Tree Farm has great quality!

Bedding build from scratch (hopefully). Open ag country. Planted thin switch (3-4lbs/ac) spring '23. Burned off half a week ago, left the other half stand. Went through last night & planted sporadic white pine, shingle oaks, and cedar. Will spot plant more oaks, few spruce, and cedar. The...

Cedar Pulling is pretty well over, but here are a few small ones from earlier in the week. Can fit around 20 in a bucket if you shake the dirt off well. Makes it very easy

Yes, except I lightly disked and then drug it smooth only because I dont have a tiller. If you spray it in the same day itll be fine. Or dont and hit it with 24D and quinclorac later in the summer. Ive done both and they work fine

It will work amazing and become a super screen. Have done it

Very cool - doing something similar next week! Where did you get them?