Plantings

First I let dandelions grow in my yard, and then over the sowed the grass with White Dutch Clover in my yard. White Dutch Clover is a very short plant that is not hurt by mowing.

I planted small patches of lavender, mint, and crocuses over the past several years.

2015 took one acre of poor producing agricultural land to convert to August/September forage. I planted the acre to canola one year and then buckwheat the next. In 2018 I planted sunflower with favorable results.

In 2018, I also planted a small, 5 x 40 feet, pollinator garden using a seed mix with a few of my favorite flower seeds added. This also was successful.

Spring of 2019 I purchased trees from Williams and Defiance counties SWCD which I planted on my property.

Northwestern Ohio Rails-to-Trails Association (NORTA), which passes through my defined bee pasture. NORTA gave me permission to plant a pollinator garden on their property where it crosses Co Rd 23.

In January 2019, I planted three linden trees at the edge of their parking lot. April 2019 I planted four quarter acre plots of different Ernest Seed pollinator mixes.

I will be tracking these plantings on this web site.