How Do You Plant Log Landings In Spring Food Plots?
Log landings are the openings created to stack and store trees which have been harvested from a forested area while they await pick-up by log hauling trucks for transportation to a saw mill. In many locations, logging ceases during spring months when operating equipment in seasonal mud could cause environmental damage; in other areas, firewood logging occurs primarily in the late summer and autumn months. Temporarily unused logging landings can be planted with swift growing spring vegetable crops to take advantage of the rich organic forest soil and early spring sunlight before forest leaf cover shades the area over. Rake loose brush, bark and wood chips away from the intended planting area with a metal bow rake. Comb through the piled debris lightly with the tines of the spading fork, separating large brush and wood pieces from the smaller wood chips and bark pieces which can be used as garden mulch. Loosen areas which have been compacted by heavy equipment or stacked logs by insertin
