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  1. Hillfarm

    My New Gun

    I have read about the Ruger SR 1911's long enough so I got me an officers model. I cannot describe how much I love it.
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    Fruit Tree Spraying

    Here are the photos, although not great quality, of the apple trees most affected by cedar apple rust. The first photo is of a Goldrush with a Honeycrisp and cedar trees in the background. The second photo is of the Honeycrisp tree and you can see the cedars in the backdrop. These are third leaf...
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    What are the oak trees that produce the quickest?

    What species have produced acorns quickly? I have read: DCO- three to five years Swamp white- 3-8 yes Concordia- 3-5 yrs Bimundor- 3-5yrs I have read similar results of others hybrid oaks that can bear at 3-8 yrs after planting. What has been your experience?
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    Second leaf, four leaf... Whaaat?

    What does it mean when someone says, my fruit trees are in the second (could be the fourth, or whatever number) leaf? As an example, "This is a fourth leaf apple tree". What does this mean? I'm sorry, but I cant find an explanation on the internet; and, I want to understand what people are...
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    Today's plantings

    I got a half a dozen fruit trees in the ground today, while the ground was thawed, just before the rains set in. Me, and my help, dug holes before stapling screen to the lower portion of trees. I stick the trees in the holes and cover them, after the screens are put on, to avoid the roots...
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    What are you looking for in an apple tree?

    Here are my priorities: Rootstock - I have chosen B-118 & M-111 I advise anyone considering growing fruit trees to first read Native Hunters thread titled, "Forbidden Apple Tree...
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    What is on your planting list in 2019?

    Fruit, Apples: Hooples Antique Gold Hunt Russet Kidd's Orange Red Mendocino Cox Newtown Pippin Roxbury Russet Mattamuskeet Pears Blake's Pride Dutchess D'Angouleme Louise Bonne De Jersey White Doyenne Winter Nelis Beurre Superfin Nuts: 20 Allegehney Chinquapin 25 Hazelnuts Plus a few...
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    Fruit trees: what, where, when at your place?

    How many and what types do you all plant for deer? Do you plant just for deer; or, are you going to use the fruit at home or do you have other uses? Do you all prefer to grow: apples, pears, peaches, cherries, or any other fruit (or nut) trees? Does anyone attempt to surround their food plots...
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    Organic Rounup

    All trees grow much faster if they get less competition. Using a tree tube and some form of weed barrier can really increase growth rates. Two or three times a year, I try to weedeat around my weed mats, leaving my trees less competition for water, and light resources. Thereby growth rates are...
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    Using one single spray for all your fruit tree needs

    I'm an avid reader of outdoor forums and this first time I have posted here. I have been reading most everything Paul Knox has written, over the past few winters, and have adopted most of his strategies on my farm. I wish I had found this, and HT forums sooner, and I probably would have planted...
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