WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? A couple of days ago it was so warm that I swore I was scratching the back of my neck from “no see-um” bites, but that could have been my imagination. Temperatures reached out into the mid 60s for 2 days in a rowContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? After today, it seems like the entire extended forecast is showing a general warming trend. In other words, here comes the heart of the maple season. I think I’m just about half done with my season. Already, I’m just about over a quart of syrupContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? A few days ago my daughter – Metta Mae – said, “Daddy, I just need to go in the woods; I want to go outside with you.” After hearing this, I had to readjust what I was about to do & took her “inContinue Reading
WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE FOREST? Been busy gathering scion-wood for apple tree grafting coming up this spring. A scion is taken from a desirable apple tree and grafted onto another apple tree (or rootstock). I was fortunate enough to be able to gather from Schoonmakers Farm near Accord, Ulster County. The Schoonmakers are 12thContinue Reading