Recent content by Shufigo

I did a grafting experiment 3 years ago, grafting Fuji (?) Asian persimmons onto a male Native persimmon tree. I got my first fruit this month and it wasn't what I'd expected. My Asian persimmon tree yields large fruit, bigger than a tangerine but smaller than a Red Delicious apple. Well, the...

Does this problem also occur when you test your cameras in a (inside the house) controlled environment? Try taking a few shots indoors at room temps so you can rule out overly hot environmental conditions. I have no experience with the Cabela's brand cards as I've just used San Disc ordered...

Now that I've aged into my 80's, reality says it's time to come down out of the trees. I'm putting a soft side ground blind onto a platform, set at bow range next to a food pot. I'll be mounting a shower rail inside, next to the door to aid in entry and exit. Having almost no shoulder strength...

I've had erratic success over the years, grafting my native persimmons. I'm a slow learner - and I've found that the longer I delay grafting - going deeper into springtime, the better results I get. My question is, what would you guess is the latest that I could graft (as measured by leaf...

I live in a retirement community that has a lot of Bradford pears as springtime lawn decorations. I've started a low key branch grafting campaign, turning their flower trees into Keiffer, Ayers and Bartlett trees. The grafts are doing quite well - and I should have fruit this summer. Don't...

Great responses, guys. I see more than one perfect solution to my problem there. Thanks.

I just planted two plums and a peach from my local big-box on sale. Full sun on the edge of a field. I fenced them. Anything else special I need to do?

I'm having trouble getting the tiny white clover seeds metered through my hand crank style seeder. The smallest gate setting still seeds too heavily. I can get a decent seed rate by mixing seed with granulated sugar but with sugar at a dollar a pound, this makes for an expensive addition to my...

Hmmm. I've kind of avoided the BOB concept as a result of being a follower of our "parent" , discontinued web site - which preached it's more cost effective to use the individual components of the BOB mix. But, other than the $$, why argue with success? Does anyone on here know the dominant...

Guys, I'm getting the first applications of lime down now on my new "pine clear cut' plots. My question this time refers to the sections of the plot which will be in partial shade. The shade comes from mature pines, so some sunlight will be filtering through. Do you know if there are some...

Spike buck in drag....

I'm about half way through setting up a new plot in a recently logged cutover. I've thrown the sticks off it, raked it as clean as needed, got the bags of lime all stacked and ready to spread. I'll disc and till next week and drop the lime onto it. Now, one more decision to be made. I've...

Yes, certainly the sunlight for fabric rot. My problem is, once one rod slips out of one hub or pocket, it all goes downhill rapidly and I end up with a jigsaw puzzle. The old Double Bulls, before being bought by Primos, were the worst. But even now, I need a system where I can keep the blind...

My 2012 Electric 48V EZ Go has saved my bacon in extending my hunting life. I've had it 4 years now (age 82) on one set of batteries and I swear by it. It is a workhorse. All I've done for performance is put on knobby tires. I added a front basket and a headlight bar and I've taken off the...

I want to leave my hub style ground blinds up year round because of the problems I have in re-erecting them each season. I'm thinking of putting them under very heavy poly wrapping (Vis-queen?) to keep rain and small falling branches from rot and damage. Do you know of anyone who has tried this?