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The wildflower seed we buy is sold by the pound and by promise. We reach into our colored packets and sprinkle across ground, trusting that … Read more

You’re at the edge of a field, holding a cart of seed labeled “triticale.” You have no clue whether you’ll be able to plant a … Read more

Looking at that one ounce seed packet in your hand, you hold a shovel for a two-acre field… panic sets in. That little packet doesn’t … Read more

I see the golden swaying stands of switchgrass in the prairie photos, all tall and easy-looking; who knew they just grew from the earth? But … Read more

REMEMBER: SEEDING isn’t just a matter of eyeballing it. Seeds differ in size and shape. Equipment can be odd. Germination and emergence rates also vary. … Read more

There’s no such thing as certainty when planting grain sorghum. There’s your field, which will have some sort of moisture profile. There’s your seed lot … Read more

When people plant bahiagrass on their property, most will do it like this: They look at the bag and see that it weighs “x” amount. … Read more

It’s happened to us: You run out of clover seed. And then what? Panic time! You’re either out in the field with the drill running … Read more

It’s an unforgiving window: Your calendar. Your soil. Frost’s not far off. You need those roots down before it come. Managing that risk (a.k.a., getting … Read more

Mulch on a pallet isn’t simply wood chips; its a compaction of all that stuff plus trapped air, absorbed water from rain events, and a … Read more

There is a specific kind of panic because of what you can’t see: The difference between a cubic foot, and how that would look spread … Read more