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OK guys, hear me out, I think I have a plan... 1. Harvest a bunch of these berries. 2. Scatter them out where you want them to grow. 3. ALSO put out a bunch of bread crumbs for the birds to eat mixed in with the berries. (You may need to repeat this step on a daily basis for the whole plan to...

Calm before the storm right now. We aren't getting much daylight action either right now. I am fairly certain it is related to the high temps. I think I am going to sit on Wednesday this week though. Even though it is only going to be 10-12 degrees cooler, combined with the "calendar", it...

FWIW, my farm is in SE Iowa, yes. But this planting will be on our new property just outside of Iowa City. But yes, it is DRY out there now, like almost everywhere else. I think I will go ahead and drill it in this week and see what happens. Thanks gents!

I have 5 bags of rye that I was planning on drilling in on some bare dirt just to provide soil cover, etc, over the winter and spring. With day after day of no rain, I waited until there was rain in the forecast and alas, there was none. So now I late, late in the planting window but I am...

What else can be said? That thing is INSANE! Congrats x1000!!

It does not sound like this approach will suit your current need situation, but...I still remember the longtime Naturalist at the Indian Creek Nature Center, Rich Patterson, telling us in a seminar that he was leading back in the day..."that poison ivy HATES fire...". Just a FWIW.

Wow! Super buck, but an even better story. WTG Charlie!! Is it too late to get this cat on my team? :)

Unfortunately, someone who lets that many dogs run wild is not very likely to care about "your deer". Then, if you are a good dude and try to resolve it face to face and nothing changes, which is likely IMO, then when they do start to disappear the poor excuse of a pet owner has a real good...

I too had a backpack that I had been using for YEARS and about 2 years ago I got a new one. I went with an Asio brand product and have been very happy with it. (I don't recall a model name/number, but I am sure you can find one to suit you on their website.) Very well made, plenty of pockets...

OK, thanks for the confirmation, that's kind of what I was thinking. I will just go with rye only for now. Thanks!

I have some bare dirt where I have recently had a pond built and I would like to establish switch on the back side of the dam. It is all bare dirt now. I also have some switch seed on hand. Would it be a good idea to drill in switch now? Or, if not, assuming I don't want to leave the soil...

Living the life! Congrats!

As to exactly when I started...I am not really sure. But probably about 20 years ago now. Those early days were REALLY bad from my perspective as I had little understanding and few tools/implements. One of my first plots was created by me chainsawing some crappy trees down, dragging them off...

^^ That's a fact! Agility, young muscles and stupidity were often in play with my early days in trees.

FWIW, our farm is in the SE corner of the section and in the main, we are happy about that. #1. Better entry and exit routes during W, NW and N winds. 2. We do have have fair to good S wind stands too, as our property is accessible from the N. The only down side is we are weak on E wind stand...

I have 3-5 bags of buckwheat that is a little over a year old now and has been kept well inside, etc. I also now have a couple of acres of new, bare dirt as I just had a new pond built on my property near Iowa City. I was going to use my G5 drill to plant something here in the next week or so...

16. I'll get in...SIA to my partners! :)

When I cut up my own deer more often, back in the day, I would often hang them for several days prior to butchering. I remember reading, pre-internet and YouTube :), on the subject and the French in particular would commonly hang game and fowl for much longer than I could ever bring myself to...

Based upon personal experience, I can tell you what NOT to do. :) Do NOT rely on the factory supplied pallet that they come on. (It doesn't sound like this is applicable to the OP situation though.) I had a pallet break in transport due to pretty janky wood...well that allowed the otherwise...

Speaking specifically to planting brassicas at this time in SE Iowa, where I am also located BTW... IMO, you are kind of late, but not way too late. :) I would adjust my ratio and go heavier with radishes and lesser on turnips at this stage of the year. Turnips are hardier in the winter, but...