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https://phys.org/news/2021-04-states-trees-forest-owners-problem.html FYI A really good overview of state tree nursey issues

Any pros and cons on using Carpet mats as mulch around seedlings trees? I remember it being discussed in the past somewhere. I have a lot of carpet.

https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/scientists-thought-they-had-created-the-perfect-tree-but-it-became-a-nightmare-1918129 History on a nasty invasive beginning its takeover.

See the video https://tech.vidacycle.com/sectormentor/ I thought of this separately but didn't know it was already a thing. $$$ is the main issue. https://www.facebook.com/groups/272120753285618/permalink/462630054234686/ All About Chestnuts - Castanea species nut trees found it here

I have heard for years about the evils of Frangula alnus. " when Frangula alnus invades and grows in these locations, its dense canopy prevents light from reaching the ground and therefore prevents other seedlings from growing.[16] It tends to grow more densely and with larger individuals in...

FYI http://gpsaf.org/gppubs2/ChineseChestnutRowGeyerCasey.pdf Chinese Chestnut Performance on the Eastern Great Plains

https://photos.app.goo.gl/MMJBzz4gpwTYK6MZ9 Are all these pix Red Osier Dogwood? It is planted as an ornamental so it could be something else or another dogwood. The pith is white so maybe ROD. I plan to plant the berries when they ripen.

2 year old SWO, Q bicolor, released from 5 foot (1.7m) weeds. I was amazed it and others were handling this. Is there any downside to doing this in August? Will it sunburn the leaves or something. I assume, it is better than leaving them in the weeds.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvS_KPwYf7umLlD2dRQBNLw American chestnut planting tips, etc by Allen Nichols Pres NY American chestnut foundation I like the transplanting one. There were some things there I hadn't seen or thought of.

https://www.google.ca/search?q=Sentinel+Hub+Playground&oq=Sentinel+Hub+Playground&aqs=chrome..69i57j0.512j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8...

Hopeful news in the Vole wars? " The experiments were conducted using the chemical repellent anthraquinone on citrus trees. Trunk application of anthraquinone resulted in more than a 90 percent reduction in girdling damage. “When we tested it, it was highly repellent and not only that, but it...

http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201803130001.html Saitama bids to put a lid on raccoon menace with special trap By TOMOHIKO KANEKO/ Staff Writer March 13, 2018 at 09:30 JST Tweetlist Plagued by destructive raccoons, the Saitama prefectural government has produced an innovative trap...

Wow, not good. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/03/180308120621.htm Unregulated chemicals present in commercial formulations of pesticides could provide a missing link between pesticide exposure and observed negative outcomes. Credit: © Viesturs Kalvans / Fotolia New regulations are...

https://www.srs.fs.usda.gov/compass/2016/01/05/a-big-picture-view-of-the-invasive-plant-problem/ A Big-Picture View of the Invasive Plant Problem by Sarah Workman and Stephanie Worley Firley • January 5, 2016 Researchers mapped the invasion-intensity for FIA sample sites and then estimated...

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/01/180103101139.htm Alfalfa loss? Annual ryegrass is a win Annual forage crops offset losses from alfalfa winterkill Date: January 3, 2018 Source: American Society of Agronomy Summary: In the U.S., alfalfa is grown mainly in western and northern...

I thought this was interesting. https://www.agweb.com/article/killing-the-pan-one-cover-crop-at-a-time-naa-chris-bennett/ Junior Upton is fragipan’s nightmare. In the late 1990s, Upton was dealing with drought and strangled yield across much of his farmland. He planted annual ryegrass...

"Heres something you don't see every day. I set a trail cam up on my friends deer's gut pile on Sunday. Went back today and sure enough it was gone. What was more interesting than coyote and crow pics was the whole acorns left behind that the deer must have been feeding on the morning before he...

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2017/10/why-is-this-deer-licking-this-fox/543621/ Why Is This Deer Licking This Fox? A cuddly island mystery I have never heard of this before.

FYI I haven't looked at it much yet but it seems handy. https://www.windy.com/?925h,37.405,-101.909,5,m:eCVadf6 Comments? Reviews?

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/08/170830094236.htm Farmers and gardeners know their soil texture can make a big difference in their success. Different plants have different needs for water, nutrients, and air. When they grow in soil that has the right texture, it is easier to...