Recent content by RGrizzzz

Why didn't you try spraying a grass selective herbicide?

Frost seed when the days are above freezing and the nights are below. The freeze thaw cycle will work the seed into the soil. When th grass starts growing you want to spray it with a grass selective herbicide. Clehtodim is the most commonly used. Read the label ahead of time to make sure you...

Unlabeled "Houdini" trees are $17 right now. Get them before they're gone. https://bluehillwildlifenursery.com/product/houdini/

I know you said no chest spreaders. I loathed them until I found this one. I'm a fan of the Hooyman chest spreader because it has a great design. You put on a vest that spreader easily straps into. It has easy adjustments. Since you're only spreading small seed, it will stay light. You didn't...

I don't top the 2 year old trees. (pretty much all that he sells in apples/pears) Most look like they have a bit cut off the central leader. They all have exhibited great growth planting them as is. I will remove some of the lower laterals, mostly below 4'-5'. He has a planting instructions...

Similar situation as @Flatiron75. BlueHill is on my way to camp, so we buy from Ryan. No shipping charges is nice. When you pick up, he doesn't have to top the 2 year old trees. Everything has done great. Only one tree didn't bud out this year, and Ryan replaced it in my order for Spring. I've...

Dad and I will occasionally find groundhogs who climb up in our peach trees.

I don't know that I completely understand or believe this idea. If farmers allow hunting, what is the difference that Sunday makes? I could see unposted ground getting more traffic. I haven't seen any stats on how much farm land was posted vs not. I would guess from a liability standpoint, there...

As a PA hunter, my position on Sunday hunting changed as I aged. It didn't bother me when I was young and single. I could come and go as I pleased. When I got married and had a family, my ability to go to camp to hunt changed significantly. Birthdays, holidays, kid commitments, etc. drastically...

Seems like the bait pile was more of the influence on the harvest than the camera.

Be careful with a replacement harness. The clips/hooks/loops are pretty low on the spreader.

Updated my previous post with links.

I've tried several. The big red earthway 3100 works, but the back strap is terrible. It will spread the biggest seeds. It has roughly double the capacity of the other two. That's good to get seed spreader but tougher on the shoulders/back. The Solo 421 is good. Easy adjustments. Simple over...

The CEC differences are curious to me, but I'm no soil scientist. How are you taking the soil samples? Are you using a shovel or a proper soil samples tool? Taking many samples across the field?

Halloween isn't that far away. You and your whole family could be Smurfs!