What it takes to raise a Chestnut

Planting nuts directly is the easiest method and requires...

Chestnuts are delectable. Jays, voles, squirrels, chipmunks, and mice love the nuts, and deer and rabbits love to browse the young foliage! Racoons and bears simply take what they want.

Bamboo Stake ($.10 ea)
BlueX or Aluminum Collar($.30 ea)
Permanent tag ($.08 ea))
Fertilizer pack ($.14 ea)

Plus Supplies:
Mulch to suppress grass
RoundUp to establish rows and beat back the weeds
Slow-Acting fertilizer or Miracid
Planting mix for hole (1/3 peat, 1/3 vermiculite, 1/3 perlite)

Expected Total: $1.00 per tree
(*all prices based on standard materials from Forestry Suppliers.)

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Yes, I would like to sponsor the BC3 nuts from this year. I can help with

Five nuts---------------------------$5.00

Ten nuts----------------------------$10.00

Or _________ nuts for $_________

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Make check payable to The Kentucky Chapter of TACF (for nut planting). Thanks for your support!

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Mail to Anne Myers Bobigian, Treasurer KY-TACF (address below) at 1230 Valley Dr., Louisville, KY 40213