Elk Mound Seed Blog
Lawn Care Tips for Beginners
A quality lawn is first is acheived by learning about your lawn. To obtain that lush, green lawn follow these lawn care basics
Understand Your Soil
Get a Soil Test! Elk Mound Seed sells a Lawn & Garden soil test for $19.95 - well worth the investment to establishing a breathtaking lawn. Without a soil test, you will be guessing on nutrient and lime needs for your soil.
Correct Problems/Issues
With the results of your soil test, you can properly address any i
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Jan 29th 2022
Brassicas for Fall Planting
As we enter the fall food plot planting season, many land owners begin to ask questions about planting brassicas. What are the best to plant? When should I be planting brassicas? What brassica stays green the longest? And many more questions.
Brassicas are extremely popular in the northern regions due to their cold weather tolerance. Additionally, brassicas can become very attractive to deer after a few hard frosts. All brassicas are annual plants.
Turnips
Both co
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Jan 29th 2022
Keeping Deer from Your Wildflowers
You’ve done the work to prepare your soil and site for wildflowers. You’ve planted at the correct time with proper depth and seeding rate. You begin to experience what a full wildflower patch or field can look like and then come the deer and they munch all your flowers away! This scenario is common among wildflowers, especially in areas where the deer herd is abundant.The question then becomes, how can I keep the deer away from my wildflowers? First, let’s begin at the planting stage. Sowing wil
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Jan 29th 2022
FAQ's on Enlist E3™ Soybeans
Though it feels like we’ve been talking about Enlist E3™ soybeans forever, the fact is, this is a new technology for farmers and that means a lot of questions. Fortunately, we’ve had our eyes on this technology for several years and by this point, we have some familiarity with these products.Here are the most common questions we are hearing from farmers about the Enlist E3 soybean system:Q: Have all export requirements been met?A: Yes. Enlist E3 soybeans have full approval from a
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Jan 29th 2022
Prairie Strips: CP-43 Practice
What are prairie strips?The CP-43 Prairie Strips practice is a CRP CLEAR initiative and is intended to provide benefits to the environment without removing large areas of active, agricultural production. Prairie strips should be strategically placed in order to maximize benefits. They can be placed through or between crop fields but are also ideal for areas that are not useful for crop production such as terrace channels, eroded hillsides, along waterways, on pivot corners or in low-lying, water
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Jan 29th 2022