Better late than never

  • prieser
    Byron, MN
    Posts: 2274
    September 6, 2011 at 1:12 pm #204543

    We’ve been tilling up and spraying this 8 acre area for a month or so now trying to kill off all the rag weed, button weed and nettles. Finally planted this past weekend. Bad part was the seed spreader broke and the only thing we could find was a SMALL hand-crank broadcaster. It held about 8 cups of seed at a time. Needless to say my hands were really cramped up by the time we were done. Anyway, hope it looks as good once it’s established. Winter rye, Buck Forage Oats, Turnips, Baracas and 3 different clovers.


    qdm4life
    Albertville, MN
    Posts: 956
    September 6, 2011 at 2:34 pm #109690

    You love the handcaster Looks like a great plot that will result in a nice green batch in a few weeks Whats in the background, house of hunting cabin?

    john_steinhauer
    p4
    Posts: 2998
    September 6, 2011 at 2:52 pm #109692

    Hope it grows nice, and your hard work pays off for you!!!

    bobbergeson
    Posts: 149
    September 6, 2011 at 5:20 pm #109705

    looks good!! i hope all your hard work pays off!!!

    prieser
    Byron, MN
    Posts: 2274
    September 6, 2011 at 5:55 pm #109708

    Quote:

    Whats in the background, house of hunting cabin?

    30 x 70 pole barn with a bunk house built inside. Pretty sweet really, if we could put up a windmill we’d be completely off the grid. Reclaimed rain water runs our shower, and kitchen sink. The sink drains into the toilet for flushing and drains into (2) 300 gallon septic systems. We looked into a well but if I remember right with the depth we would have needed it was around $25,000.00 So we bring in bottled water for cooking and drinking. Two bedrooms, a small dinette style kitchen and living room. If we needed too we can sleep 6-7 people. But, that might be a little too cozy Plus it’s just far enough away to be AWAY, and close enough to go weekly if need be.

    qdm4life
    Albertville, MN
    Posts: 956
    September 6, 2011 at 6:17 pm #109710

    Id be doing alot of evening hunts if that was right out the cabin door. Sleeping in, coffee, sh!ter, foodplot and a roof with heat!

    prieser
    Byron, MN
    Posts: 2274
    September 6, 2011 at 6:24 pm #109711

    Plus a toilet that close

    DANPEARSON
    Central WI
    Posts: 594
    September 9, 2011 at 6:53 pm #109819

    Looks awesome!

    prieser
    Byron, MN
    Posts: 2274
    November 7, 2011 at 8:01 pm #114102

    Can’t imagine how good it would have looked with another 2 or 3 weeks of warm weather. Does and fawns have started finding it, the bucks will soon be there too. You can see the turnips are getting really big, one good hard frost and this could be the place to sit and let the air out of some venison…


    kooty
    Keymaster
    1 hour 15 mins to the Pond
    Posts: 18101
    November 7, 2011 at 9:47 pm #114123

    Nice!

    Randy Wieland
    Lebanon. WI
    Posts: 13478
    November 8, 2011 at 4:59 pm #114249

    Looks really good! Just getting it started is the hardest part. Just like you, I started mine this year (as far as planting goes) and i am already seeing major results. I have been finding a preference in their eating habits and I’m documenting what i find. That way when I do a better detail planting, I get get the best food source neer my stands for the correct time of season. Good Luck this year!

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