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Looknig For Land?
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Whodi
It can be hard to tell sometimes because many native species especially grasses and wild flowers can grow 6 ft tall in one year. As far as mowing goes look for plants like shrubs and small trees things that wouldn’t be there if they mowed every year.
It can be even harder if you’re talking about areas that don’t get mowed for 3 years. I new about a spot that the city water division owned and you would swear it had been untouched for 10 years but really they came in every 3 years or so and cleared and mowed it. Luckily for me just when I was considering it because it had been the same for 2 yrs they cleared it the following year and I never planted there. Still many people use them just have to watch and time it right.
What type of spots do you come across most of the time?
It can be hard to tell sometimes because many native species especially grasses and wild flowers can grow 6 ft tall in one year. As far as mowing goes look for plants like shrubs and small trees things that wouldn’t be there if they mowed every year.
It can be even harder if you’re talking about areas that don’t get mowed for 3 years. I new about a spot that the city water division owned and you would swear it had been untouched for 10 years but really they came in every 3 years or so and cleared and mowed it. Luckily for me just when I was considering it because it had been the same for 2 yrs they cleared it the following year and I never planted there. Still many people use them just have to watch and time it right.
What type of spots do you come across most of the time?
theres a lot of fields around here with crops mainly.. cabbage, corn, cotton, wheat.
Theres lots of land around me I just haven't looekd too hard.. but mainly open fields and even wooded fields... I jsut get paranoid because I don't feel comfortable trespassing on other peoples land. Hard for me to tell if it's in use or not sometimes
I'll just have to pay closer attention I suppose
Theres lots of land around me I just haven't looekd too hard.. but mainly open fields and even wooded fields... I jsut get paranoid because I don't feel comfortable trespassing on other peoples land. Hard for me to tell if it's in use or not sometimes
I'll just have to pay closer attention I suppose
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Power lines are the same way. They come in every few years and cut the small trees. They are safe for a few years to grow in except that these are known grow site.
Whodi
Trespassing is such an ugly word I am just enjoying nature. Where I am from all most all land is privately owned. Something you may consider is checking out some of your smaller state parks many times they butt up against privately owned land and you can wander around with out feeling to paranoid because I promise that you are not the first person who wondered onto private property without noticing it.
Trespassing is such an ugly word I am just enjoying nature. Where I am from all most all land is privately owned. Something you may consider is checking out some of your smaller state parks many times they butt up against privately owned land and you can wander around with out feeling to paranoid because I promise that you are not the first person who wondered onto private property without noticing it.
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I agree with everything hamstring has said. Tresspassing is an ugly word.
Whodi, as someone that grew up on a farm, i know that when the fields are muddy, you cant work them, rainy days farmers take off. Farmers are rarely in their fields at daylight or at dusk. All farmers are early to bed and early to rise. After 6:00 pm, most farmers are done. Timing.
Depressions, fallen trees, fence rows, too steep, a wash or gully runs through it, look for places that cant really be mowed. hamstrings suggestion of looking for small trees and woody brush that indicates it may have been some time since it was last mowed is excellent. Really, any sapling trunk that measures 2" indicates that generally, a bush hog cant mow it down.
Whodi, as someone that grew up on a farm, i know that when the fields are muddy, you cant work them, rainy days farmers take off. Farmers are rarely in their fields at daylight or at dusk. All farmers are early to bed and early to rise. After 6:00 pm, most farmers are done. Timing.
Depressions, fallen trees, fence rows, too steep, a wash or gully runs through it, look for places that cant really be mowed. hamstrings suggestion of looking for small trees and woody brush that indicates it may have been some time since it was last mowed is excellent. Really, any sapling trunk that measures 2" indicates that generally, a bush hog cant mow it down.
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Wolff
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Very good advice Hamstring and Silverback. I also look for small trees and shrubs as indicators a field has been abandoned or is no longer being farmed or maintained. Look for dense briar patches if you have them in your area.
Try to find places that no person would want to venture into. briars are great in this regard even if someone happens to walk through the area it is highly unlikely they will venture into a random briar patch.
Or just stagger them into the existing vegetation and small trees that are growing in your area. Treelines work well
Try to find places that no person would want to venture into. briars are great in this regard even if someone happens to walk through the area it is highly unlikely they will venture into a random briar patch.
Or just stagger them into the existing vegetation and small trees that are growing in your area. Treelines work well
Don't forget to keep an eye out for swamps, if you have them in your area. People usually stay out of them, and they can offer good sun exposure and constant water. Plenty of info on swamp growing on these forums, I've learned a lot. As far as the private land goes, I'd suggest going to your local library and asking for a plat book for your county. They'll probably have the most recent copy at the reference desk or whatever, and it'll tell you exactly who owns what land. Some of the new ones even have satelite images to correspond with the maps, which is handy.
If u have a dog just take him for a walk and if u get caught on a *Nature Walk* u can say u were lookin for ur dog always worked for me.I mainly look for swamps and i look for trees to put my bags on had no problem with ppl ripping me off no one wants to get wet and smell bad for a few plants lol.
