Post by steiny on Mar 19, 2006 18:39:05 GMT -5
Time to start gearing up for habitat improvement projects.
I've ordered several hundred trees that will be showing up in a week or two. A biologist suggested that I do a set up, every other row Cedars / Washington Hawthornes. The cedars provide the cover and the Hawthornes provide berries, plus are thorny which creates a protective overhead screen to protect small game from birds of prey. Supposed to be good rabbit & quail cover.
Also ordered a few blueberry and rasberry plants to stick in the ground and see what happens. Will probably be lucky if the critters don't deystroy them.
Going to plant an acre or two of field corn to leave stand as well. If the coons don't wipe it out during summer, it should be a good deer attractant next fall when the temps drop.
I've ordered several hundred trees that will be showing up in a week or two. A biologist suggested that I do a set up, every other row Cedars / Washington Hawthornes. The cedars provide the cover and the Hawthornes provide berries, plus are thorny which creates a protective overhead screen to protect small game from birds of prey. Supposed to be good rabbit & quail cover.
Also ordered a few blueberry and rasberry plants to stick in the ground and see what happens. Will probably be lucky if the critters don't deystroy them.
Going to plant an acre or two of field corn to leave stand as well. If the coons don't wipe it out during summer, it should be a good deer attractant next fall when the temps drop.
