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TOPIC: Seng up - North West Illinois

Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38295

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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38296

poppin thru
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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38297

It's taking its sweet time in TN. This is the slowest and drawn out I've ever seen it take. It's about1/2 to 2/3 up here. For the first part of April we were abnormally dry, I believe that had something to do with it



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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38299

What a beautiful sight to behold Hill.
Great looking seng!!
Latt

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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38300

They are coming on more everyday,Latt. I'll grab a few more pics today if I can. I was getting worried since they've took so long. Nature sure is unpredictable.

Hillhopper

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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38310

Very nice Hill,
What would you say your survival rate is thus far from seed to plants that are growing?
Just curious.

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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38313

Rootman,
It varies really. As time goes on I'm getting better germination and better survival thereafter. The first couple years I might have 10% or a little better out of the seed planted. Now, the germination is alot higher and my three year plants I have probably are at 60% of what I planted. It's a numbers game, you can spray to keep disease away and along comes a vole, poison the voles and here comes a turkey scratching around for bugs and jerks out some 2 year olds. I had a tree fall and slide 40' downhill plowing up roots right and left.Just have to try and plant enough to allow for all that.


Hillhopper

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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38315

Hill,
I hear you, about the time you think everything is going good, something else will happen.
Hang in there.

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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38316

I'll do my best rootman. I keep on keeping on down here.
As you see, here is part of the newest crop coming up.

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Re:Seng up - North West Illinois 8 years 7 months ago #38317

Hillhopper, that is the cleanest patch i've ever seen. What type of straw would you recommend?

Thanks
Ben

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