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Post by esshup on Dec 18, 2015 14:42:38 GMT -5
Butterflies,sparrows,quail, That's where the money's going now But Guess what the habitats for all three are also Great Deer Habitate Deer love to browse through a butterfly field Their Tearing mine up as we speak Quail are indicator species manage for them every thing benefits Can you tell me how small of a field (or area to plant) would work, and what to plant? That sounds interesting. I have two areas, I don't know if it would work in either or both. First area is a relatively sandy soil field, mature woods to the North and East. If it would work tucked into the NE corner, I could incorporate it into the existing food plot. Second area is a more clayey type soil, that has mature woods to the South and West. This area is roughly 100' N/S and 180' E/W. |
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Post by throbak on Dec 18, 2015 16:29:24 GMT -5
The USFWS has money for seed they like to fund at least an acre Call them and they will help they have private lands Bioligist . If you are in a Quail initiative area the DNR has money And The NRCS have some money now
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Post by esshup on Dec 18, 2015 17:07:18 GMT -5
Thanks.
Will the local NRCS office have the contact info or should I google search USFWS and DNR sites?
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Post by throbak on Dec 18, 2015 21:45:48 GMT -5
Them or the SWCD in your county ,,,,.Susan Knowls At Muscatatuck is the Bio ITalk to..Another one is at Patoka For The Fish Service in southern Indiana
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Post by esshup on Dec 18, 2015 23:03:06 GMT -5
Thanks again. I'll talk to them beginning of the week. I'm in Starke county, right next to Marshall County.
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Post by bullseye69 on Dec 19, 2015 0:30:30 GMT -5
Thanks again. I'll talk to them beginning of the week. I'm in Starke county, right next to Marshall County. When you find out the details let me know. Interested in that. The farmer that was farming my dads place isn't going to farm it anymore. My dad wants to put it in CRP. |
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Post by throbak on Dec 19, 2015 7:25:24 GMT -5
Cp 38 E. That's what he needs to ask about And soon the sign up period is over Jan18th IThink ....and ask about the Forb Bonus trust me this is the best crp... Limited acres so rating and timing is important
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Post by throbak on Jan 19, 2016 15:30:53 GMT -5
Was at SWCD annual Conference last week ,,,Again there is money for Monarchs it's the hot topic now
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Post by featherduster on Jan 19, 2016 15:46:13 GMT -5
Plant milk weeds.
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Post by throbak on Jan 19, 2016 16:29:05 GMT -5
Swamp milkweed seed went up to 300.00 per pound I was told
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Post by tenring on Jan 19, 2016 20:22:47 GMT -5
In a spare lot behind our house, a few milkweed showed up so I mowed around them. In a few years the plot I don't mow now is about 20x40. Very few Monarchs' show up, but the Milkweed bugs are thick. Each year I extend the size out about a foot due to seeds taking root. The few rabbits left in the neighbor hood like to hide out in the plot due to all the grasses and weeds that grow thick among the good stuff. Every time I mow around the plot, I manage to scare a couple of them out, and they scoot back in when I'm done.
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Post by nfalls116 on Jan 19, 2016 20:43:31 GMT -5
In a spare lot behind our house, a few milkweed showed up so I mowed around them. In a few years the plot I don't mow now is about 20x40. Very few Monarchs' show up, but the Milkweed bugs are thick. Each year I extend the size out about a foot due to seeds taking root. The few rabbits left in the neighbor hood like to hide out in the plot due to all the grasses and weeds that grow thick among the good stuff. Every time I mow around the plot, I manage to scare a couple of them out, and they scoot back in when I'm done. that's cool! |
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Post by chubwub on Jan 22, 2016 10:56:22 GMT -5
The good news is that milkweeds like sandy soil. I'm not sure on what grasses to plant to compliment the habitat but I do know my flowers! I adore this flower www.prairienursery.com/store/native-plants/for-dry-sandy-soils/yellow-coneflower-ratibida-pinnata which is an Indiana native, and a lot of butterflies love it. You could also plant some yarrow (many varieties and colors, all great), which is very drought tolerant and deer resistant, so you have some stuff left for the butterflies in case the deer go crazy eating everything else. Coneflower is also great. It is extremely hardy, thrives in poor soil, and provides all sorts of benefit to pollinators and birds. The birds love the seeds and they will spread through seeds as well as root divisions. You can also pick them up at just about any box store, plunk them in the ground, water for a few days to help them along and viola, you are on your way. They have all kind of colors and the birds at my place eat them all. Black eyed Susans will also grow just about anywhere sunny as well. They are also dirt cheap and you can dig a few up from some road ditches and transplant them. Many asters are also a great choice for some much needed pollen in the fall: uswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Solidago%20altissimauswildflowers.com/detail.php?SName=Symphyotrichum%20novae-angliaeTick trefoil aka beggar's lice is enjoyed by deer and birds alike, but good lord I hate picking those stupid things off me. |
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Post by nfalls116 on May 29, 2016 5:25:01 GMT -5
Butterflies,sparrows,quail, That's where the money's going now But Guess what the habitats for all three are also Great Deer Habitate Deer love to browse through a butterfly field Their Tearing mine up as we speak Quail are indicator species manage for them every thing benefits Can you tell me how small of a field (or area to plant) would work, and what to plant? That sounds interesting. I have two areas, I don't know if it would work in either or both. First area is a relatively sandy soil field, mature woods to the North and East. If it would work tucked into the NE corner, I could incorporate it into the existing food plot. Second area is a more clayey type soil, that has mature woods to the South and West. This area is roughly 100' N/S and 180' E/W. did you ever plant any butterfly field? |
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Post by throbak on May 29, 2016 9:42:42 GMT -5
Planting 30 acres this comming week The USFWS has money , There are watershed projects With money , Applegate Seed has seed he's in Bern Indiana He worked up a mixture that meet their specs ( FWS)
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Post by esshup on May 29, 2016 11:29:29 GMT -5
Can you tell me how small of a field (or area to plant) would work, and what to plant? That sounds interesting. I have two areas, I don't know if it would work in either or both. First area is a relatively sandy soil field, mature woods to the North and East. If it would work tucked into the NE corner, I could incorporate it into the existing food plot. Second area is a more clayey type soil, that has mature woods to the South and West. This area is roughly 100' N/S and 180' E/W. did you ever plant any butterfly field? No. Food plot in first field now, sunflowers in 2nd. |
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Post by jackryan on May 30, 2016 23:27:14 GMT -5
Any time I find milk weed pods I fill my pockets and spread them to new areas where I know they don't get cut. Rail right of ways, open HNF areas, and creek banks mostly.
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