Re: Who\'s plantin\' what?????????
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It really doesn't matter for me because every time I plant something, (spring or fall) I always get a drout so it will all die anyway. Still I keep trying. I have busted my hump doing soil tests, spreading lime, spraying Round-up and creating beautiful soft rich seed beds. My soil PH is at 6.5 to 7. The ground has been fertilized multiple times over the last 4 or 5 years. I have planted everything from alfalfa to chicory, to rye grass to oats and the same thing always happens. I plant right before major regular rain is expected and then nothing comes. The seeds sit there for weeks waiting for any real rain. Then a little rain does come, the seeds germinate, sprout tender green little seedlings and the plot looks beautiful. That only lasts a couple of weeks because then the entire plot dries up because of the lack of rain. The plants never get to the stage where they have enough root development to sustain themselfs for weeks and weeks without any measurable rain. So here I am again, faced with re-planting those same beautiful seed beds for the eigth time. I feel like Charlie Brown trying to kick that stupid football. When will I ever learn. Still I just can't help myself because I so bad want to have a nice green food-plot. I know the soil is great where I am planting, I know the PH level is perfect, I always start with a bare seed bed with no weeds, but those poor little seedlings just can't go for long without regular water. Anyway, I'm going to punish myself again and re do the plots for the 9th time now with some Whitetail Alfa-rack plus, and maybe I'll try their Extreme. I have used their No-Plow, Secret Spot, and Alfa-Rack in the past and I also planted Buckforage Oats once. Needless to say all of the plantings suffered the same fate, early death due to lack of moisture.
[/ QUOTE ]Are you sure you don't have infestation of knappweed which can kill off your surrounding forrages? The seeds from this plant can last up to 7 years and are highly invasive.