Indian Summer Granddaddy Purple and Elk! Just returned home after a couple days of working at my mountain property. The work I do up there is pretty much exhausting, thank God for my two sons who will take time out from their busy lives and drive several hours to help me. Their youthful energy is so appreciated!
On this trip I was wanting to pile some of the brush, that was created while cutting trees to create a fire break, around some of the things I have planted. The deer and elk have finally decided to take a liking to some of the new plants I am introducing.
Deer numbers have dwindled in recent years thanks to Blue Tongue disease, and likely the presents of more cougars of late. Not to mention bears, bobcats, and coyotes, which all have an impact on fawn survival. But, elk are a whole new problem as it takes very few elk to have a devastating impact on vegetation.
Check out this big boy, who in that country is likely the herd bull….
Hanging my bird feeder farther away from the tree has worked to discourage the squirrels from devouring it too quickly. (they actually haul it all away for winter stores I imagine)
I also am happy with hope the Granddaddy Purple seed grow is progressing. The plants will have plenty of time to make you guys some awesome seeds! I did an update on that grow here… Granddaddy Purple Cannabis Seed Grow
Also sorry about the dates on the videos, I just never set them up, but I should to avoid confusion.
But will share the images of Indian Summer Granddaddy Purple and Elk! here as well…
My partners in crime…
Just a few walnuts I planted. What is cool about these is they come from a tree that is amazingly prolific! The ground is literally covered in walnuts under the tree, I hope to replicate that!
These are a thornless variety of blackberries, can you see what I am doing with them? Be the first to explain this process in a comment on this post and I will give you an extra freebie with your next order. Just remind me….
Most of the natural native plants in the area are done for the year, there is only one still blooming, you can see it below, I believe it is called Yarrow, and is medicinal. The native pollinators are certainly enjoying the new plants I have introduced that continue to flower supplying even more sustenance for them.
Here are some random images from this visit as well…
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Looks like your area up there is gonna be badass! Lots of things do well there obviously! Lol but that Elk could eat that shipping container. what a monster! It looks like you are burying the canes of that blackberry to get roots off the cane and therefore spread making another blackberry plant but I could be wrong not sure what that process is called tho. Looking good regardless!
Hey Fox, good to hear from you! Yes, I am going to purchase an mini excavator of about 10,000 lbs this next spring and get all the dirt work done. I will also be planting all you have sent me as well as maybe another 200 tree, and bush cuttings on irrigation. I have likely gotten about 50% survival on cuttings up there. Simply going for diversity at this point… plant enough stuff and some of it will live and prosper there. I will then propagate from the plants I have there. You are exactly right about the Blackberry vines, I think it is called layering. In the spring I will clip the vines off of one another and I will have new plants, will continue doing that until I have a large bramble, both for all the blackberry’s, and the cover for small animals. That elk was actually in rut, you can see him bugling, and see the stuff hanging from his horns…was feeling frisky.
I cannot wait for spring, should have trees getting close to 30 ft tall, and lots of things I planted prospering, and spreading….the birth of a food forest!
Man you come up with some awesome combinations. Thank you for the opportunity to try something new
YW William, thanks for stopping by.
Hi Jerry
Another cool update on your project. I love all the pictures of the elk and native plants too!