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I was wondering if anyone has used a no till drill to seed brassicas in a hay or clover field after the 2nd crop of hay was harvested, or the clover was mowed short in mid summer? If so how did it work? We have some alfalfa, alfalfa perennial ryegrass mix, and clover fields. We cut 2 crops of...

Does anyone have chestnuts growing in places where you normally have temperatures as low as -20F or colder?? How old are the trees and how well do they produce nuts? Do you see any winter kill? I'm in Southwest Wisconsin driftless area and we usually have lows of -20 or colder every winter and...

Hey all, just wondering what you recommend for fertilzer on brassicas? My local coop recommended 150# of AMS, 100# of MESZ, and 200# of potash per acre which amounts to about 43.5# of nitrogen per acre if I did the math right. That sounds a bit low doesn't it? I thought it was recommended to use...

We have about 8 acres we planted with white cedar and lots of red osier and silky dogwood, and some apple trees. Deer browse white cedar like crazy during the winter around here. Because we were determined to get a large area of awesome winter habitat with white cedar, we built a 8 strand...

Is there anything better than purple top turnips for fast growth and large bulbs? I tried rutabagas this year but they are so slow growing they aren't a good option for us. Is there anything that grows a top and bulb about as fast as purple top turmips but produces and ever larger bulb than PTT?

Am I doing something wrong, or is it a defective camera?? I bought a brand new Moultrie camera. I think its a model A800 or something like that. I have had it out 2 times for days at a time and I know deer are coming by but it doesn't take any photos after the initial setup. I go through the...

I know it's something to do with the soil, but is it a nutrient such as N, P, or K, or other? or PH of the soil? I know I've seen it mentioned before, but can't seem to find it now. what causes the purple top turnips to be very stunted and the leaves turn purple/yellow/bronze in color? And...

I'm looking for suggestions on a grafting tool, something like in the link below, that makes good clean cuts for spring time grafting apple trees. any suggestions on what works good for you, or which ones to avoid? There are all kinds of brands and options out there. looking for a good...

I was wondering what is the earliest any of you have ever planted purple top turnips and how did they turn out? And what part of the country are you located in? I was wondering if anyone has tried planting them as early as mid June in the upper midwest U.S.? By late July and August our ground...

It's been awhile since I've planted these, so for those of you who have planted purple top turnips in southern Wisconsin or nearby areas of the Upper MIdwest, what is the latest you can plant purple top turnips and still expect to get good sized bulbs? Or what is your normal planting time for...

Hey all, just wondering from the many different varieties out there, what has been your experience with the most aggressive and easiest and fastest establishing white clover varieties? Looking for any that would be especially aggressive as we don't like to use roundup or herbicides to kill...

hi to everyone! We had 18 degrees this morning and 23 degrees yesterday morning here in southern Wisconsin. Does anyone know if this will affect fruit production at this stage in their development? our weather has been quite warm the last month and things seem to be farther ahead than most...

Has anyone done comparison tests with buck forage oats and other oat varieties? Has there been much if any difference? We planted buck forage oats several years in a row many years ago, but we never really did a fair comparison test with other oats. They deer did really hammer them, but not...

I am considering adding winter peas to our August planting of rye and oats. Are there any winter pea varieties that standout in either being more desirable, attractive, sweet tasting, or winter survivability in cold temperatures? Has anyone in Wisconsin planted them and had them survive the...

please give me your estimate of the age of this buck. And please give a gross score estimate, he is a clean 6X6 12 point typical. And also, please comment on if you think it's possible if he is the same buck I saw and got pictures of in 2016 (mainframe 5X5 10 point typical also seen below)...

Please let me know what you think the age of this Buck is. We are located in southwestern Wisconsin driftless area. We have taken two different 5 1/2 year old bucks in the past that weighed 240 lb field dressed. Thank you

I haven't checked through all the chestnut threads so I'm sorry if I'm repeating an often asked question here. Are Dustan chestnuts regarded as the best choice for chestnuts? Is there any American varieties that are blight-resistant ? Has anybody been growing Dustan Chestnut trees in...

What are the Apple diseases pictured here and what is the best way to prevent it? Or in the case of the diseased bark what can I do now to treat it? The apples in the 2nd photo are all "red free" variety some of them are nicely shaped large fruit and the ones that are diseased are small...

Hi, I haven't looked around the threads here much so I'm sorry if this has been addressed already. We had actual temps as low as -40F not including wind chill this winter, and a day or two later, 45F above zero! Looks like a lot of my apple trees have some winter kill with lots of buds not...

Has anyone tried planting winter rye in the spring and letting it grow as a food plot for the following fall and winter? if so, how did it do? How tall did it get before the next winter? and was it attractive to deer and if so during which months of the fall and winter did it attract them...