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I have some spirea that have gone crazy and flop over really badly if there's even a decent rain. Was thinking about using some twine to bundle them half way up the stalks. Any other recommendations? I feel like we'd have to trim away over half the plant otherwise.
 
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Bought a cow, will see how poorly this goes.
 
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Sludig

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Aldarion said:
Thats awesome, white is so rare. Congrats, she's beautiful.
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Breeder breeds for them, as i understand it's not to breed standards for purists. Would have been 2400 papered but I'm not real worried about commercial though at some point may try to breed us some beef steers
 
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Fed the animals this morning, on the way in I opened the door to the egg boxes to grab some eggs for breakfast. There sits a motherfucking skunk just grinning at me.

Everything goes into slow motion. I back up going oh shit oh shit oh shit shit

Somehow I get away. A freaking miracle. getting sprayed by a skunk will seriously ruin your day, or month. A wise man would count himself lucky and maybe go buy a lottery ticket.

Me, on the other hand, I went and got my 22 and doubled down. I grabbed a long stick and opened the door from a distance. Miraculously he still didnt spray, although he got into position. At that point it was just a question of waiting for the headshot to present itself.

Fucking skunks. Gotta be the worst of all farm pests. Because even in an unusually successful encounter, somehow I still smell skunk after its all said and done. Its like no matter what, he wins in the end.
 
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Sludig

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Aldarion said:
Fed the animals this morning, on the way in I opened the door to the egg boxes to grab some eggs for breakfast. There sits a motherfucking skunk just grinning at me.

Everything goes into slow motion. I back up going oh shit oh shit oh shit shit

Somehow I get away. A freaking miracle. getting sprayed by a skunk will seriously ruin your day, or month. A wise man would count himself lucky and maybe go buy a lottery ticket.

Me, on the other hand, I went and got my 22 and doubled down. I grabbed a long stick and opened the door from a distance. Miraculously he still didnt spray, although he got into position. At that point it was just a question of waiting for the headshot to present itself.

Fucking skunks. Gotta be the worst of all farm pests. Because even in an unusually successful encounter, somehow I still smell skunk after its all said and done. Its like no matter what, he wins in the end.
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Luckily hadn't had the pleasure yet despite being in the area. hell all kinds of coon and dillo first year, now nothing at all other than mice problems which is tough since i don't want to poison or trap hit my chickens or dogs
 
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Always struggle with genetic stuff.

So mine is hetero polled. I understood that to be 50/50 polled calves. If the bull is Homo polled wouldnt that reduce it to 25% change? Then another hetero would still basically be 50/50 or fuck if I can understand this. (Because a full horned genetic bull would bring that 50/50 up I'd think?)
 
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Sludig said:
Always struggle with genetic stuff.

So mine is hetero polled. I understood that to be 50/50 polled calves. If the bull is Homo polled wouldnt that reduce it to 25% change? Then another hetero would still basically be 50/50 or fuck if I can understand this. (Because a full horned genetic bull would bring that 50/50 up I'd think?)
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Put in 200 more trees last week, been trying to add a double screening line along field borders. When I ordered 200 was hoping that would take a decent chunk out of it then I laid it out and the numbers jump fast. Could use another 800 but they are quite expensive. Being trees makes me more impatient to act sooner than later because it's such a time to wait for results.
The thuja's I planted three years ago, I couldn't be happier with they have grown significantly. Not a great photo but the bigger tree at the front is one of the trees I planted three years ago and at the time it was smaller than the ones I'm planting now, maybe 24" it's not 7' the ones now are around 36-42"
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Blazin said:
Put in 200 more trees last week, been trying to add a double screening line along field borders. When I ordered 200 was hoping that would take a decent chunk out of it then I laid it out and the numbers jump fast. Could use another 800 but they are quite expensive. Being trees makes me more impatient to act sooner than later because it's such a time to wait for results.
The thuja's I planted three years ago, I couldn't be happier with they have grown significantly. Not a great photo but the bigger tree at the front is one of the trees I planted three years ago and at the time it was smaller than the ones I'm planting now, maybe 24" it's not 7' the ones now are around 36-42"
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Are the new trees thujas as well? I hope you’re sourcing from a tree farm and not a nursery. You can find tree farms that will do consumer sales and if they’re cool you can strike deals for bulk. I’ve gotten some pretty insane deals buying trees for half off in bulk that my tree farm wanted to move.
 
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Foler said:
Are the new trees thujas as well? I hope you’re sourcing from a tree farm and not a nursery. You can find tree farms that will do consumer sales and if they’re cool you can strike deals for bulk. I’ve gotten some pretty insane deals buying trees for half off in bulk that my tree farm wanted to move.
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Yes, got an excellent deal from a tree farm that is moving to a new property
 
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Blazin said:
Put in 200 more trees last week, been trying to add a double screening line along field borders. When I ordered 200 was hoping that would take a decent chunk out of it then I laid it out and the numbers jump fast. Could use another 800 but they are quite expensive. Being trees makes me more impatient to act sooner than later because it's such a time to wait for results.
The thuja's I planted three years ago, I couldn't be happier with they have grown significantly. Not a great photo but the bigger tree at the front is one of the trees I planted three years ago and at the time it was smaller than the ones I'm planting now, maybe 24" it's not 7' the ones now are around 36-42"
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What is the timeline to get them as big as the one at the far left of the photo?
 
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What is the timeline to get them as big as the one at the far left of the photo?
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Thuja (Green Giant) grow about 3-4' a year once they get going. First two years are a little slower while they get established. They will top at 40-60' depending on conditions and spacing. About 10 years to Maturity.
 
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Blazin said:
Thuja (Green Giant) grow about 3-4' a year once they get going. First two years are a little slower while they get established. They will top at 40-60' depending on conditions and spacing. About 10 years to Maturity.
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Nice, that doesn't seem too bad. That will be a pretty nice barrier once they grow.
 
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