Help with new foodplots

[Walnut Beast]

Absolutely fantastic you had the rain after you had it in!!

[Southside]

Did you broadcast the seed? 

[Jeff]

Yup, crank spreader, with seed measured per acre. I know not to overseed the brassicas, and wanted to know what the spread was, because the seeds are mostly so small its hard to tell, so I found a great way to pattern it. Walk up to the pond!

[newoodguy78]

Small brassicas...turnips?

[Jeff]

forage rape, kale, tillage radish, and 3 varieties of turnips.

[JD Guy]

Down here the biggest obstacle to getting the food plots in is hot and dry weather. We don't usually get them in until early September and then pray for some rain and cooler nights.

I'm a bit late to the party but I run a 7 shank scarifier after mowing what's there about two weeks later. Then disc well, broadcast a blend of wheat, rye, oats and clover then lightly disk it in. Then hope for some rain😁.

Our deer season opens in September for archery then primitive weapons then rifle mid October. Season ends 02 January.

Have had really good luck with buckwheat but the deer mow it down about as quick as it comes up. Sunflower works great too if it's the short variety.Perdovic seed if I remember correctly. Also brings in the turkeys.

Best of luck, and waiting to see pictures of that monster buck😁

[Jeff]

I'd be happy with a Doe permit and 40lbs of boned venison

[Walnut Beast]

I bet you would!!! Love that blackstrap 💪

[Magicman]

Down here the biggest obstacle to getting the food plots in is hot and dry weather.

Our biggest obstacle is Fall Army Worms.  I have planted in September and totally lost the entire planting.  I must wait until mid-October and hope for the best.

[Jeff]

I do not yet know what pitfalls await. I sure can't afford fertilizer, so I hope earth provides.

[Jeff]

It can quit raining now.

[Southside]

Send it to newwoodguy, I am sure he would appreciate it.  

[newoodguy78]

I'll take every drop you're willing to spare

 
If I shut the tractor off , can actually hear these plants begging for water. Tough to tell in the picture but that Sudangrass has been curled up for two weeks. During the hottest part of the day it's curled so tight you could use it as a straw. 

[WV Sawmiller]

   Dad used to plant big patches of greens (Turnips, mustard, collards, etc) and open them up to the anybody in the community who wanted to pick them. He used one of those seed spreaders like you describe above and he'd mix the tiny seed with grits so he could see how much coverage he had everywhere. He could see the grits on the ground but not the tiny black or brown seeds. I think the seed people suggested mixing with dry sand for the same purpose. I guess you could use cornmeal or any other coarse ground grain that would fit through your spreader and that you could see.

   I remember Dad went to buy some grits to mix with his seed from our community store and told Miz Elsie Davis, the old widow lady who owned/ran it, if she had any old buggy grits they were just as good as he was just going to plant them with his turnips. She said she never heard of planting grits and he told her "Oh yeah, the grits come up first and shade the little turnips and keep them from getting sunburned and they grow a lot bigger." I think she about chased him out of the store with a broom.

[newoodguy78]

@thecfarm hey Ray there is a good use for grits after all  :D :D

[thecfarm]

That's what you say.  ;)

[Walnut Beast]

This is a simple test kit I've used from Whitetail Institute. They send you a kit and then mail your sample back and then get your report. Quick and simple 

 

[Walnut Beast]

I actually come across by accident the kit paperwork that was sent back. This is what it looks like. I did four different areas and this was paperwork for one area. 

 

 

[Don P]

5.7ph in NE? Is this old crop land?
I doubt it matters much for this but our extension soil reports are a bit deeper.

[Walnut Beast]

Many farmers lime fields around here

[Don P]

Interesting, you are running as acid as we are on granite soils.

[newoodguy78]

How is that buckwheat doing? I'm guessing well 

[Jeff]

I have it all run down now. Im hoping the last portion reseeds, but we have not had any appreciable rain here now in over a week. 2 small short showers that has allowed my foodplot germinations to hold on. I can see it though. Maybe good rain Wednesday and I hope something takes off. I plan on over seeding next month with winter rye, and try oats on one small area. 

[Jeff]

 

 

 

[beenthere]

Have you ever thought about buck forage oats. That's a really good one for deer. Many guys that have food plots that have planted everything will tell you it's one of the best. Great for fall!

Tried the Buck Forage oats, and planted 2 weeks ago. Think the turkeys enjoyed some when they found the tilled-up dirt to scratch in and then the oat seed. But oats are growing, now will see if deer have any interest in the four patches planted.




In honor of thecfarm I will pick up that rock !!  ;D