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Post by steiny on Mar 19, 2013 19:44:04 GMT -5
What kind of food plots, habitat projects, etc. are some of you guys doing this spring?
I've already hinge cut a few acres, burned some prairie grasses and frost seeded a bunch of chickory and clover. Still need to burn some more prairie, have about 3000 trees & shrubs ordered, and intend to plant about 5 acres of soybeans in the spring, then 1.5-2 acres of turnips in late summer.
Would love to hear what some of the other Indiana guys are doing.
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Post by duff on Mar 20, 2013 17:19:04 GMT -5
hinge cut some trees, probably plant small bit of clover then in late summer plant beans, oats, turnips and radish
For now I will focus on my people food...already planted peas and some greens last weekend get more after spring break vacation with the family.
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Post by boonechaser on Mar 21, 2013 9:41:56 GMT -5
Will be fertilizing alfalfa and clover's as soon as we get a warmup. Also will be spraying for grass in alfalfa and clover soon. late April planting 3 acre corn food plot and redoing a couple 1/2 acre plot's. This fall I will plant 1 acre of turnip and winter oat's mixture. Also just reestablished a couple mineral lick site's and next month will reopen 2 other's. Crazy Indiana weather it is snowing here today and got down to 18 last night.
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Post by daneowner on Mar 21, 2013 19:32:43 GMT -5
Frost seeded a mix of red clover, jumbo ladino clover and chickory last month to thicken up the stand a little. I have 100 lbs of peredovik sunflowers that I hope to get in next month. Late april, early may I plan on planting approx. 5 acreas of corn where I had turnips and ground hog radish this winter. Late May I plan on approx. 2 1/2 acreas of soybeans on last years corn field. If the Deer destory the soybeans by late Sept., I'll then re-do that field in turnips and radish. Of course, all this depends on the weather and I don't run out of money, LOL!
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Post by fullrut on Mar 21, 2013 19:41:33 GMT -5
Burning warm season grasses and planting more trees.
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Post by steiny on Mar 24, 2013 12:12:42 GMT -5
Had some good help and a beautiful day yesterday with very little wind, so we torched off five nice chunks of prairie grass, probably 10-15 acres total.
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Post by throbak on Mar 24, 2013 18:03:13 GMT -5
I burnt my first unit of WSG, 3 more to go.Have frost seeded clover, will cut and stump treat trees in WSG in burn units and will spray Glyphos any where I see Fescue some cedar trees will have to go also FYI I have drip torches,flappers,2 water bags, a fire rake, and a sprayer on an ATV and a Kestrel and in the Area for a nominal Fee will travel
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Post by bschwein on Mar 24, 2013 21:12:40 GMT -5
I burnt my first unit of WSG, 3 more to go.Have frost seeded clover, will cut and stump treat trees in WSG in burn units and will spray Glyphos any where I see Fescue some cedar trees will have to go also FYI I have drip torches,flappers,2 water bags, a fire rake, and a sprayer on an ATV and a Kestrel and in the Area for a nominal Fee will travel Somebody just down the rd burnt a field yesterday. Any chance that was you here in Barthlomew county? Im actually needing to burn off my fescue fields here in the next week or so. Not sure what you charge but i was going to borrow the equipment from my district biologist |
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Post by steiny on Mar 25, 2013 5:42:26 GMT -5
All I do is disc the perimeters to expose a bare dirt fire break, make sure I have a couple helpers to watch things, then burn into the wind and it's pretty simple to control. Don't try it on a windy day, the calmer, the better.
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Post by throbak on Mar 25, 2013 8:24:41 GMT -5
I am on the Jefferson, Switzerland co. line
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Post by bschwein on Mar 25, 2013 15:44:13 GMT -5
It would seem that its been to wet to burn anything. But apparently not since someone just burnt a field on Saturday by me. Whats everybody use as a guide on whether its to wet or not?
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Post by steiny on Mar 25, 2013 17:04:32 GMT -5
That stuff of mine took off and burned great. The ground itself is wet underneath it, but all of that vegetation that is up off the ground is dry.
You will know if it's too wet, it won't spread and burn very well. Best to have some sun and breeze to dry it out first.
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Post by throbak on Mar 26, 2013 9:49:56 GMT -5
Test Fire
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Post by Deleted on Mar 28, 2013 8:10:31 GMT -5
The key to any burn is to make sure it gets hot enough to kill the desired brushey growth. If not, it simply a clean up or weeds and not a habitat improvement.
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Post by throbak on Mar 28, 2013 9:22:17 GMT -5
The key is to Know your Objectives and then set a fire to meet them.. Different species have different needs killing brushy growth is just one. objective, of witch there are many
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Post by steiny on Apr 1, 2013 18:40:56 GMT -5
Well, I think I'm about done burning, did another big patch Saturday, have maybe burnt 40 acres total. Prior to the burns, I disced the perimeters to bare dirt to create fire breaks. Seeded all of the disced areas with clover Sunday. Hopefully we will have a wet season and the prairie grasses will fill back in real nice and full.
Next project 3000 trees & shrubs, then soybean food plots.
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