You can call me nuts but, I decided to try a different way of planting white oak acorns this fall. Instead of collecting, keeping them in my fridge, planting in tubs or pots and then caring for them a year. I'm saving all that time.
I'm collecting them and going along the areas I want them to grow and tossing out the nuts in the woods. The areas I'm throwing them are void of squirrels now because of lack of nuts and apples.
I've thrown out 3 gallons of nuts in these areas. They are spread out in different areas as well so critters and deer might find some but, hopefully not all. If 5% take this fall and start growing then I'll be happy. 20 minutes picking them up and 30 minutes of planting. Probably won't work but, for me it's going to give me more time with other projects next year. Some of the nuts had already started to pop a radicle. Hopefully Mother Nature lets some survive. If these weren't free I'd be popping a hole with a rod and sticking them in it.