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Just died recently?

Seems like there’s more selection of late blooming crabapples than pears. But pears are just about as tough as they get, that’s for sure.

Put 3 apple trees from Century Farms in the ground today. I also got a baker’s dozen rootstock, scions will be going on them next week and into rootmakers. I’m hoping this works, but I’m not really optimistic. I’ll document that journey.

I wasn’t worried about weed seed. I was worried about the milo cross pollinating with johnson grass and producing shatter cane. Some guy on here, I can’t remember who, got in my head about it. Didn’t want to make trouble for our neighboring farmers.

What did you think of the milo? I got nervous about shatter came, so I didn’t plant any.

We have some nasty thickets behind the house, we’re gonna mow em down and hope the cows will trample them some while they’re short.

Some days make up for all of the shed hunting poor days. This was the result of 30 minutes of walking, while pulling a couple stands, and 20 minutes of driving in a couple fields on family ground. The pic is a little too generous, they aren’t as good as they look, the lone 60” type shed is on...

People who say deer cannot jump a shot out of a “fast” bow, inside 25 yards, are nuts!

Been waiting for a post like this for a long time! That long tined buck is a BRUTE!

Well, Dawna has convinced me to give bees another try. We’re going to go about it a little different this time around. First of all, I’ve ordered a nuc locally this time, hoping to have bees better suited for our climate. Also, we’ve set up a swarm trap at Dawna’s folks. They have an active hive...

Very glad to see you begin a property journal! Can’t have too many Kansans posting on here, that includes you too Cat!! :)

I dropped some Wisconsin and Iowa acorns in tubes yesterday on the Massey. Silly me, I forgot to snap a pic or two. We have more sawtoothes in last year’s tubes off and running than I realized; which was a nice surprise.

With the alfalfa looking pretty good and cautiously anticipating a hay crop, the work has begun on the old New Holland swather.

Remedy, careful though, it will kill trees too. Spray the bb while they’re in bloom.

I have ordered some apple scions, I have harvested some myself, and the rootstock I ordered will be delivered in the next 2 weeks. I have one more question for you grafting guys: Do after grafting onto the rootstock, and applying the tape and grafting wax, can I immediately put the little trees...