8th Newsletter
If you’ve stayed with me, congratulations! I think it’s time to talk about timing. All farmers are pretty well attuned to the seasons, and tree farming is no different. Spring planting is over, we’re pruning and staking and working the problems out of the irrigations system as needed. We always hope for spring rains, but […]
7th Newsletter
I’m still kinda pumped about my new little trees so this time I’m going to talk about planting them! The old method of planting whips in the field started with aggressive root pruning. The theory was that increased root growth. It also meant we didn’t have to dig as big a hole. That’s right, we […]
Sixth newsletter
Whether or not, here we come! (See what I did there?) Bare root liners will soon be here! I love this time of year. A picture is worth a thousand words so I’ll add some pics. There is something special about this part of growing trees. There is often some drama. Brokers and truck drivers […]
Fifth Newsletter
Ok so last time I self-triggered on elm tree hate. What should we call a dislike for a tree species based on past experience with a bad tree choice that just happens to share nothing but the name? Racism doesn’t fit and treeism isn’t a word… Anyway, the modern elms that I grow ARE NOT […]
Second Newsletter
Good morning! This newsletter (I don’t like calling it a newsletter, any suggestions for a better name?) is closer to the first than I want, but I want to start a bimonthly patter so… I usually don’t plan a ton of work for January and February. Kansas winters are often pretty random and I haven’t […]
First Newsletter
If the hardest part is starting, I’m going to get that out of the way… I have a goal to write a newsletter twice a month. The content will be outdoor related, helpful and hopefully have a sense of humor. This is my first post, so I’ll start at the beginning. I got started in […]