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I woke up this AM with about an inch of rain on the ground and another inch predicted. Golly! What a relief. I spent all of Labor Day...

I published an update on the food plots on my weblog. I thought y'all would like to see it: Catching Up on Food Plots

Just so y'all know, my land was subsistence farmed since the early 1810s. After WWII they converted to tobacco and cows and hay. It's...

I'm trying a mix with alfalfa in it this year, just to see. What I've heard is that alfalfa does not do well in our local soils, and...

Thanks all.

I have a new spot to deal with. I was not expecting this to come up. In the process of clearing for the new house, the bulldozer guy...

I concur. This is the exact opposite of my current situation. I'm swimming. I was due to get the hay mowed this week, but there has...

Crimpers-- that reminds me of a question I've been meaning to ask. Can someone explain why crimping is better than mowing? With a...

I thought oxygen in the soil was a good thing. Isn't it necessary for legumes to bond nitrogen?

Yoderjac: That's interesting. I hadn't thought of it like that before. In the past, I've had a couple plots tilled up for me. The...

It's nearing the deadline I gave the guy doing my hay to be done. It's probably going to have to slide. There won't be 2 dry days to...

Nevermind. This was a bad idea

Just a quick warning for new folks. I was at a big box store the other day and tried to grab some gly for around the yard. When I...

AMS and Nitrosurf: is this an either/or thing or do I need both?

Thanks. I had no idea about AMS. How much AMS per gallon are we talking?