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Post by trophyparadise on Jul 17, 2015 9:41:16 GMT -5
It all depends on what your planting. Most bags of seed have planting charts on them but a good rule for most plots is by the first week in September. This....... Trophy Paradise Habitat Consulting "Trophies are built from the ground up" m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=852914431431752 |
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 17, 2015 12:14:41 GMT -5
It all depends on what your planting. Most bags of seed have planting charts on them but a good rule for most plots is by the first week in September. Thank you henson; I appreciate it. |
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Post by swetz on Jul 17, 2015 13:50:11 GMT -5
Question for you all. So my previous attempt at a plot failed due to weed regrowth. I went and got some glyphosate concetrate and a sprayer.
Issue is this. I need to get down to my place and kill all the weeds off. Given the travel distance and that I'm on call every other weekend, my opportunities to get down there are limited.
How many dry days do you need after spraying so it doesn't wash everything off the plants? With all the rain, I'm not sure when to make my next attempt.
Thanks.
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Post by henson59 on Jul 17, 2015 13:56:53 GMT -5
As soon as it dries your good to go. I usually try to give it 12 hours.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 17, 2015 16:45:21 GMT -5
Here's where I'm putting my food plot:   |
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Post by HuntMeister on Jul 18, 2015 6:26:13 GMT -5
a strip screening plants would be very good for that location jon. It will help make the deer feel secure when they are in the plot. Not certain but maybe too late for this year though.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 18, 2015 12:38:48 GMT -5
a strip screening plants would be very good for that location jon. It will help make the deer feel secure when they are in the plot. Not certain but maybe too late for this year though. Oh, this is excellent information! I was shocked when my land owner told me that deer come to his apple tree. It's not in a good location for protection, but I bet he doesn't see any big bucks there. Yes, I'm sure it's too late for a nature barrier, but what about that orange construction fencing? Possibly he would let me put that across the house side to make them feel more safe??? He does let it grow up for some farmer to roll it. I guess depending on how high it is during hunting season would make a difference. Thanks huntmeister! What seems common sense to you guys just hasn't sunk in yet for me, but I'm learning. |
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Post by HuntMeister on Jul 18, 2015 16:48:01 GMT -5
We are all learnin jon, glad to help!
I don't think the snow fence would be high enough or "thick" enough to do the trick. Maybe the LO could leave a strip unmowed?
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 18, 2015 17:42:01 GMT -5
I could probably put up something to keep that farmer out of a few feet of it. He usually cuts it twice a year.
Thanks!
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Post by steiny on Jul 27, 2015 9:31:50 GMT -5
Well, the monsoon season finally wrapped up here in north central IN and I was able to get some plot work done. Put in four nice plots of soybeans totaling about 3 acres. I was concerned about planting beans so late, but following discussions with a farmer friend, he assured me I could get a crop, assuming we get adequate rains from here on out. He mentioned that many farmers were now putting second crop beans in their areas where crops were lost to recent flooding.
Now working up areas for turnips and hope to get a bunch of those planted in next week or two. Also have a few bags of store bought "buck on the bag, mix" stuff a friend gave me. Will try to stick this in the ground also.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 27, 2015 13:49:08 GMT -5
Well, the monsoon season finally wrapped up here in north central IN and I was able to get some plot work done. Put in four nice plots of soybeans totaling about 3 acres. I was concerned about planting beans so late, but following discussions with a farmer friend, he assured me I could get a crop, assuming we get adequate rains from here on out. He mentioned that many farmers were now putting second crop beans in their areas where crops were lost to recent flooding. Now working up areas for turnips and hope to get a bunch of those planted in next week or two. Also have a few bags of store bought "buck on the bag, mix" stuff a friend gave me. Will try to stick this in the ground also. Wow, it does seem late, but if these are for deer, I'd sure think that you'd get some pods for the deer. So is this a good crop for late season deer? |
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Post by steiny on Jul 27, 2015 16:04:00 GMT -5
Deer like soybeans while they are growing and green, eat the laves, pods, etc., then abandon them after they turn yellow, then brown until very late winter when there isn't much left, things are covered in snow, etc. At that time, they will come back and hammer any standing beans.
Seems like the turnips get a little more use around here during the actual hunting seasons. Late planted, wheat, oats, etc. can also be good. Next 30 days is prime time to plant turnips.
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Post by boonechaser on Jul 28, 2015 9:26:35 GMT -5
Mowed 2 clover plot's and planted 2 fall turnip plot's over the weekend. Have one more small plot I will be doing with turnip's as well. Seeing ton's of deer and fawn's are running around everywhere. Have several 3.5 yr old bucks on trailcam's and 1- 4.5 yr. old. Won't be long now....
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Post by jimstc on Jul 28, 2015 11:11:51 GMT -5
Well, the monsoon season finally wrapped up here in north central IN and I was able to get some plot work done. Put in four nice plots of soybeans totaling about 3 acres. I was concerned about planting beans so late, but following discussions with a farmer friend, he assured me I could get a crop, assuming we get adequate rains from here on out. He mentioned that many farmers were now putting second crop beans in their areas where crops were lost to recent flooding. Now working up areas for turnips and hope to get a bunch of those planted in next week or two. Also have a few bags of store bought "buck on the bag, mix" stuff a friend gave me. Will try to stick this in the ground also. I found the comment that farmers are still planting the flooded out parts of their soybean fields quite interesting. I considered the same but did not because I had minimal damage. It got me thinking about how late you can plant and what effect it has on yield. So, I went to the "Bible": Beck's 2014 Practical Research Book. Found some interesting data. The 2014 Planting date yields went to June 14th. The bushel per acre was 67.4 down from a high yield of 82.6 from the optimal date of April 18th. But the longer term data was more interesting, spanning 1998 - 2014. For that period and for late planting dates, June 18 - 30 the percent of average yield was still 88.60%. So, it is safe to assume that even planting this late, the percent of average yield should be somewhere around 60% using the progression of reduction on the chart for prior periods. Bottom line: 60% sure beats 0%! Thanks for motivating me to research this. I learned a lot. |
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Post by trophyparadise on Jul 28, 2015 12:16:50 GMT -5
I mowed a 1 acre fall plot last week. I'll spray it Thursday, and plant it August 15th with brassicas & oats Trophy Paradise Habitat Consulting "Trophies are built from the ground up" m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=852914431431752 |
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Post by jimstc on Jul 28, 2015 13:20:23 GMT -5
I mowed a 1 acre fall plot last week. I'll spray it Thursday, and plant it August 15th with brassicas & oats Trophy Paradise Habitat Consulting "Trophies are built from the ground up" m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=852914431431752What brand seed are you using? Thanks. |
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Post by steiny on Jul 28, 2015 14:14:52 GMT -5
Hope to get some turnips in the ground this evening.
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Post by steiny on Jul 29, 2015 7:26:19 GMT -5
Yahoo ! Finished the turnips last evening, got about (8) acres of beans and turnips planted, now just need a little rain. Forecast is 60% for some today.
Now that the big plots are in, I'm going to try a few small "kill plots" in front of stands, using some leftover plot mixes I have on hand.
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Post by henson59 on Jul 29, 2015 8:21:39 GMT -5
Mowed all my spots this weekend and then my buddy came in and sprayed them on Monday. I will probably give them two weeks to really die off then its back in to till everything up and get planting. We have some really good bucks running around this year so I am pretty dang excited to see what the season brings.
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Post by Jamie Brooks 1John5:13 on Jul 29, 2015 13:51:49 GMT -5
Yahoo ! Finished the turnips last evening, got about (8) acres of beans and turnips planted, now just need a little rain. Forecast is 60% for some today. Now that the big plots are in, I'm going to try a few small "kill plots" in front of stands, using some leftover plot mixes I have on hand. Steiny, that's a huge food plot. I think of food plots as legal baiting, but eight acres is more for keeping them on your property (land management), yes? I will probably just plant 1/2, and I will feel like I'm baiting, but I don't think I'll have a problem with it. |
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