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Post by steiny on Jul 15, 2012 14:58:06 GMT -5
Since the spring food plots are toast due to the drought, any suggestions for late summer planting if we ever get some moisture?
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Post by boonechaser on Jul 15, 2012 16:21:06 GMT -5
All my plot's are in pretty good shape here in Switzerland county. I generally wait till 1st week in august to do any fall hunting plot's. My 2 fall favorite's are Forage Oat's and Turnip's. You can plant together or each by themselves. Draw deer in well into late season. Don't normally hunt over the plot's but back off in the wood's near trail's that lead to them.
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Post by daneowner on Jul 15, 2012 16:52:12 GMT -5
Approx. mid August I plan on a mix of winter wheat, ground hog radish and some purple top turnips. I'll also mix in some "shot Plot" by Evolved Harvest that I found at 1/2 price earlier this year, it contains Barkant Turnips and Barnapoli Rape. I tried the ground hogs last year and the deer seem to prefer the tops on them, this allowed the purple tops to grow and make a bigger turnip for then to dig up later in the winter. Just hoping we have good weather to get the fall fields sowed.
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Post by steiny on Jul 15, 2012 20:05:44 GMT -5
where can a guy acquire that mix ?
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Post by sleepergsx on Jul 15, 2012 21:53:20 GMT -5
I plan on using a brassica mix for fall plots this year...im going to wait as late as possible nless there is substantial rain forcasted (yea right)...i will probably plant between august 10th-20th....brassicas do very well if they have moisture early to get them started. after that they can handle dry weather.....they have never let me down yet.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 15, 2012 22:42:35 GMT -5
All of my fall food plots have either wheat or oats or both in them. Frost seed clover in Feb. to extend it a year or two.
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Post by daneowner on Jul 16, 2012 6:49:27 GMT -5
Steiny, If you,re asking about the mix I posting, I was able to get most at my local feed store's except for the ground hog radish, I order them from Welter Seed & Honey Co. They're in Ia.(www.WelterSeed.co).
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Post by boonechaser on Jul 16, 2012 17:04:05 GMT -5
daneowner, where you live  I'm on upper Bryant's Cr Rd. You gotta be pretty close to me? |
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Post by daneowner on Jul 17, 2012 19:06:31 GMT -5
Boonechaser, Yep, not too far from ya, ever heard of red hog pike?
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Post by boonechaser on Jul 19, 2012 8:25:40 GMT -5
Yep know where your at.
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Post by ukwil on Aug 8, 2012 17:20:25 GMT -5
Had dad get ours ready last week and first part of this week. Its about 10 yards wide and close to 80 yards long. Its along a travel corridor in his field between 2 big bedding areas. We are planting some 7 card stud from evolved habitat and some extra purple top turnips. Also doing a small 20*20 spot just for the kids to hunt over. Just waiting on some higher rain chances before we plant. Good luck to everyone
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 8, 2012 18:45:36 GMT -5
I planted 4 plots yesterday. 2 in a mix of red, ladino and alsike clover, one in EV Clover Crush and the last in turnips. I will drill wheat in Sept around the turnips. I wasnt going to plant anything this fall but recent rains have changed my mine. h.h.
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Post by daneowner on Aug 8, 2012 19:33:55 GMT -5
I've had approx. 3 acres ready since the first of Aug. Still waiting for a good chance of rain before sowing. Right now, it looks like I may be waiting awhile.
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 9, 2012 8:25:00 GMT -5
I got a little bit of rain last night and the weather man is calling for more today and tonight. Hope hes right. h.h.
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Post by speckle on Aug 9, 2012 8:40:44 GMT -5
Finished mine yesterday. Had a good rain on it last night then other this morning. It was perfect timing
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Post by boonechaser on Aug 9, 2012 11:51:15 GMT -5
Waiting on RAIN and lot's of it before i'm gonna break any ground on any fall plot's.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Aug 9, 2012 11:53:50 GMT -5
I wouldnt even attempt planting food plots in the SE corner of the state. BONE DRY here. Rain missed us again this morning.
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Post by daneowner on Aug 10, 2012 7:12:48 GMT -5
I hope you all got some rain last nite, looked at my gage this morning and it read 2 1/4" That sure but a smile on my face. I'd decided to chance it and sowed aprox. an acre with a mix of ground hog radish, pt turnips and a bag of shotplot which is a 50/50 blend of darkant turnips and barsica rape. Now I wish I had sowed another plot yesterday. LOL!
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 10, 2012 8:30:39 GMT -5
I got 1" last night. h.h.
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Post by boonechaser on Aug 10, 2012 10:24:04 GMT -5
Might just have to till up a couple plot's this weekend and wait for the next rain to plant. Got 2 plus inch's yesterday so that was a big help. Course the ground soaked it up like a sponge and we need some more.
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I'm on upper Bryant's Cr Rd. You gotta be pretty close to me?