Recent content by CuivreDog

I have a friend over on the MO deer board that sent me these pics of some chestnuts he's growing in his greenhouse and asked me for some help. Unfortunately I've never seen this problem in the years I've grown them. Any ideas on what is causing his issue?

Stark Bros Nursery in Louisiana, MO has exclusive rights on the patent and propagation of all Franklin Cider Apples produced for distribution throughout the US. I live about 35 miles as a crow flies from Stark and trust me, this area is definitely FB prone. I've stopped by and spoke with the...

Allegheny Chinquapin - love dry, rocky soil and most produce nuts by year 3

My experience with pears.............they grow like weeds.............they produce slower than molasses!

The sale ended Tuesday - they close-out price all their remaining bare root stock for the year. They had Liberty, Freedom, Enterprise, etc for $9.99. They are now shut down until the Fall shipping season

Tube them up - those are young A/C's!

I've done exactly that with Stark trees for years and have never lost a single tree. Baby them in pots through the summer and plant mid-November. I have right at a hundred fruit trees of various varieties and the vast majority were from Stark's end of season sales that were pot grown all summer.

Ti Timber Stand Improvement

That was absolutely awesome! I never thought about it before but it makes perfect sense and was very well explained. Now I KNOW why I'm such a fan of TSI in combination with prescribed fire! Thank you so much for sharing!

Burn, baby, burn! #1 way to improve habitat without upsetting the liberal tree huggers!

No doubt Texas produces some huge bucks but I would argue that EVERY state has folks that do not enter their record book bucks. What makes you feel as though Texas has any higher percentage of unrecorded bucks than any other state?

Missed that - I guess it should read most!

Two things really come as a small surprise. First, few expected Maryland to rank in the top 10. Delaware coming in just behind it only supports the fact that a pocket in the Northeast is prime big buck country. Secondly, select Midwestern states aren’t producing like they used to. Both of these...

He's staying right where he is at enjoying the company of my other deer and duck mounts in the main entry foyer!

I personally "wiggle" enough just walking. I'd kill myself on that thing. That belongs to the lovely bride!