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Post by goosepondmonster on Aug 20, 2012 8:44:41 GMT -5
Saturday I stopped at the coop in Bloomington to buy some seed. I picked up a pound each of winter wheat, winter rye and oats. I was shocked that they were only fifty cents a pound. I went to my grandma's yesterday to spread the seed and was happy to see that my turnips had sprouted already, apparently the big rain Thursday night really helped. That scrapped my plans on raking, so after I spread the new seed I made sure to water it in really good.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Aug 20, 2012 12:18:26 GMT -5
No rain in the forecast for SE Indiana this week.
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Post by hornharvester on Aug 21, 2012 8:57:58 GMT -5
It rained on my plots again last evening. So far these fall plots are doing better than I had hoped. h.h.
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Post by goosepondmonster on Aug 21, 2012 9:39:18 GMT -5
It rained on my plots again last evening. So far these fall plots are doing better than I had hoped. h.h. Looks like it is raining on mine right now. I'm glad that this thread inspired me to try again after my initial plot in the spring failed. |
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Post by steiny on Aug 21, 2012 20:41:42 GMT -5
Well my spring plots were pretty much junk due to drought, so I mowed them this weekend and nuked them with round up tonight. Will give the round up a few days to work, then going back with a turnip forage oats mix.
Hopefully will get some moisture on therse plantings.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Aug 22, 2012 7:37:12 GMT -5
Got a good heavy rain for about 1.5hr last night. No rain was in the forecast this week. Weather guru's got it wrong again.
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Post by daneowner on Aug 22, 2012 15:01:07 GMT -5
M L, I'm next door in Switz. Co. approx. 8 miles from Rising Sun and I didn't get a drop for my food plots. Jealous? You bet I am. LOL!
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Post by mrbuckfly1 on Aug 23, 2012 8:25:34 GMT -5
I fired up the sprinkler on the 1/2 acre plot I have been irrigating since 8-4-2012.Hadn't irrigated for a 9 day period up until today(Good moisture from previous rain)but the next couple days will be hot with no chance of rain so I decided to not chance it.The plot is looking good considering what it has been thru.
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Post by steiny on Sept 2, 2012 10:37:18 GMT -5
We got some good rain pushed up here from the hurricane activity. Perfect timing for my plots planted Tuesday, should really get them going.
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Post by mrbuckfly1 on Sept 2, 2012 20:15:29 GMT -5
I hear you steiny,got some ground soaking rain today.Was a little worried about the creek bottom flooding but its in good shape.I have 2 small plots on an old shaded railroad bed that don't look real good but the other 4 I have in the bottoms are germinated and looking decent.
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Post by daneowner on Sept 3, 2012 17:50:43 GMT -5
Have had 2 1/4" of rain since around 3 pm yesterday. I had put in my last two plots (approx 3 acres) on 8/27
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Post by steiny on Sept 3, 2012 17:55:39 GMT -5
Everything planted last Tuesday is coming up real nice.
Anxious to see how it works out.
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Post by ukwil on Sept 5, 2012 17:55:21 GMT -5
With last weekends rain and another round of it around here today, how are everyone's plots doing? I'll be going out to my parents tommorrow and seeing how ours is doing.
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Post by daneowner on Sept 5, 2012 18:22:48 GMT -5
My earlier plots are looking great, I put my last plots in on aug. 28th. so i'll know more about them in a few days. Had 2' of rain this evening so they should do ok also. Hope you got the rain on your plots.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Sept 5, 2012 18:33:53 GMT -5
Got mine in Aug 27 and 28 and they are already up and growing. The deer already have a path down through them. I hit the rain right this year, and for once, its gonna pay off big time. Its always a roll of the dice with the rain.
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Post by GS1 on Sept 5, 2012 20:48:35 GMT -5
Planted one Thursday. Got finished after dark. Today something is about a 1/2" tall and the oats are around 3/4".
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Post by steiny on Sept 8, 2012 15:37:12 GMT -5
Recent rains have my turnips and oats looking great, and they've only been planted for about two weeks. Could be a real magnet if we get some cold and snow during firearms or muzzy season.
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Post by duff on Sept 8, 2012 19:49:24 GMT -5
Recent rains have my turnips and oats looking great, and they've only been planted for about two weeks. Could be a real magnet if we get some cold and snow during firearms or muzzy season. Mine too. Had some extra green beans that I mixed in too and I think I might be able to get a fall crop for myself  |
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Post by daneowner on Sept 8, 2012 20:05:44 GMT -5
steiny, glad to hear your plots are doing great. I had another inch of rain here last nite, so that should be enough to keep mine growing. Watch 8 bucks checking out the plot I sowed mid. Aug. Mostly winter wheat with turnips and groundhog radish added.
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Post by daneowner on Sept 8, 2012 20:09:48 GMT -5
Duff, The way deer hit the green beans in my garden, no way they're going to let them grow long enough for you to have any. LOL!
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