Recent content by djw195

I enjoy Jeffs writing for the most part. I'll say for myself, from both a general hunting and design perspective, I've taken a lot from his thoughts on hunting like a predator and how to hunt a "line of movement". I think his perspectives are interesting and leave food for thought. There's...

I'm looking to screen my larger plot, about .25 acre, and thought I'd pose some questions that were rolling around my head. There's a lot of info on the Web but I'd rather get feedback from those of you with experience: 1. What are the best immediate screens? These could be annuals or...

Yes, the rye seems to flatten easily. I also noticed that the clover I frost seeded into rye was growing better in the shade, which makes me think that flattening could be better than mowing. I think the hot sun bakes the plants fast and dries everything out. Going to re seed more clover and...

Definitely agree on not going full brassica, it'll be tillage radish, oats, rye, peas most likely. Brassica doesn't last long in these plots. I went to the plot today to check on the half frost seeded with clover, the rain and wind knocked down some of the rye. As I drove through the rye I...

Does anyone get too concerned about the thatch being too thick and making it harder for the seeds to get to the ground or plants to grow up through it? My plan was to mow the stand at about knee height and hope that it remained vertical until seeding in July. I planted this stand at about 200...

Thanks for the reply. My mower is a weed eater for now and the rye stand is pretty thick, do I need to be worried about it being too thick in july, weed eat now at about 12 to 18" to stunt growth but have enough thatch to mow and drag in july? That's kind of my dilemma, I don't want to have the...

Hello everyone, new to the forum and happy to be part of good company. I have a couple general questions on throw and mow. First, I have an existing stand of WR, right now it's about knee high. I want to broadcast brassica into here in July. My question is: should I mow this stand a bit to make...