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Post by parkerbow on Sept 16, 2015 15:46:37 GMT -5
I swear every year I try to put out new food plots and it seems every Year after I plant them mother nature never cooperates with me and the rain stays away. I tried to do everything right this year I took soil samples and sent them in to get the right PH and fertilizer. I spread the necessary amount of Lime on my 3 fields to raise the PH in July then sprayed for weeds. When the weeds died down I disked everything in. waited for a couple weeks and disked again. I disked one more time late August and then i added my fertilizer and harrowed that in. I Then put a cover crop of wheat out and drug that in lightly. Then I cultipacked the fields and planted Imperial whitetail clover and cultipacked it again. This was Sept 3rd and we had an 80% chance of rain on the 4th. Needless to say we did not get any rain on the 4th and since then we have only had 3 10th's of an inch. Seems like the food plot Gods are always against me and I have been doing this for years now with about the same outcome. Plant and the rains dry up!!!!! Oh, well it keeps me busy I guess. Glad I am not a farmer because I would lose the farm.
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Post by MuzzleLoader on Sept 16, 2015 16:53:54 GMT -5
You must be in southeastern corner. The rain always seems to disapate before it gets here. Tried at my buddy's new farm this year. Dismal results as well. Need the rain asap.
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Post by ukwil on Sept 16, 2015 18:29:23 GMT -5
Parker don't feel bad. Day after I got mine planted it rained a slow steady rain all day. Close to probably 3/4" of rain. Hardly anything else since. I checked mine last weekend and it's pretty spotty and dismal. I'm going to try seeding my bare spots with winter wheat Friday just to try to salvage something. This is northern Dearborn county.
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Post by parkerbow on Sept 16, 2015 20:55:25 GMT -5
I am the Southern most part of the state in Perry Co. I just looked at the 10 day forecast and we only have a 20% chance of rain Sat. and a 10% chance next Thursday. I don't really know why I even bother with food plots.
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Post by drs on Sept 17, 2015 4:45:02 GMT -5
I am the Southern most part of the state in Perry Co. I just looked at the 10 day forecast and we only have a 20% chance of rain Sat. and a 10% chance next Thursday. I don't really know why I even bother with food plots. I've given-up planting food plots. What I do is encourage the growth of "natural browse", by fertilization, mowing, and placing mineral blocks out for Deer. |
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Post by steiny on Sept 18, 2015 6:46:25 GMT -5
We are getting a much needed rain right now. It's been coming down steady for an hour.
Food plots need it.
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Post by esshup on Sept 18, 2015 9:28:18 GMT -5
This year I got lucky and we had rain after I planted, and a few sprinkles since to keep it green. 3/4" today but no rain in the next 7 days after tomorrow.
I've had much better luck planting food plots in the Spring.
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Post by chubwub on Sept 18, 2015 10:47:46 GMT -5
That's why my fiance really likes planting trees. We have done turnips before, but the darn deer ate all the sprouts before they could really take off and be around for the fall when I could shoot them.  |
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Post by parrothead on Sept 18, 2015 11:19:44 GMT -5
Hey chubwub when are you 2 getting married? Seems like you have been engaged forever.
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Post by chubwub on Sept 18, 2015 13:53:35 GMT -5
October 3rd. It's coming up very soon.
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Post by parrothead on Sept 18, 2015 13:55:04 GMT -5
Dang, that is soon. Good for you.
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 18, 2015 14:31:17 GMT -5
October 3rd. It's coming up very soon. Hey, don't you know that is deer season?!!  Congratulations! May your lives together be long and happy.. |
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Post by esshup on Sept 18, 2015 16:27:02 GMT -5
Congrats!
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 18, 2015 17:12:18 GMT -5
Only one rain on my place that I am aware of. Still got a little green up..  |
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Post by Woody Williams on Sept 18, 2015 17:49:18 GMT -5
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Post by drs on Sept 19, 2015 4:14:11 GMT -5
We're dry, and in need of rain, here in Central Kentucky too.
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Post by nfalls116 on Sept 19, 2015 4:35:48 GMT -5
We got plenty here
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Post by jimstc on Sept 19, 2015 9:14:03 GMT -5
We have been getting rain the last several days in northern Hamilton county. Got an inch this morning.
My back field has alfalfa, radishes, winter cereal rye and rapeseed. It looks awesome. Just the luck of the draw. Of course the 20" of rain in late June, early July had a real negative effect on my soybeans and caused me to give up on round baling the alfalfa. Cut it and put down the cover crop.
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Post by boonechaser on Sept 21, 2015 10:13:20 GMT -5
My advice to fall food plotter's is to begin thinking about getting your plot's in the ground starting mid July. By being ready earlier you can watch forecast for rainfall so you can plant a day or 2 prior to the rain coming. August and Sept are usually pretty dry months so by being ready earlier you can get the rain to get the plots started. Got all 3 of my turnip plots planted late July and they all look great. For years I waited till Mid August to plant my fall plots and it was hit and miss because of rainfall.
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