LETMGROW Posted April 8, 2012 Report Share Posted April 8, 2012 I can't believe how quiet this room has been. Where is everybody? Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Where is everybody? Lynn Not a lot to post to. Don't get on here quite as much lately myself Lynn, but am still here. Anyone planting this year? Yep. Cut some ground a couple weeks ago after working up our garden, going to spray it sometime this week and cut it again after it browns up. Planning on planting beans in that plot and one other. Also plan on planting/replanting a clover plot in the fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted April 9, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Not a lot to post to. Don't get on here quite as much lately myself Lynn, but am still here. Yep. Cut some ground a couple weeks ago after working up our garden, going to spray it sometime this week and cut it again after it browns up. Planning on planting beans in that plot and one other. Also plan on planting/replanting a clover plot in the fall. Doesn't sound like you have any problems. What fun are you? LOL Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 9, 2012 Report Share Posted April 9, 2012 Problems, ummm well we got our share of problems around here Lynn. Since you brought it up; poaching problem is not getting better and trying to do something to help hold deer closer to home during seasons, our clover plots were all we had last year. Got ground in the bottom I want to work, but can't because it is too wet due to issues caused by another property owner. Wanted to plant corn this year in the plot I mentioned, but instead I am going to go with beans this year and if everything works out corn next year since that ground has not been planted with anything in 3 or 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradog Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I need to redo two of my plots this year. I generally get 2 maybe 3 years out of a planting. I'm in to tractors so have all the tools - plow, disc, etc. Some time in the seat of my tractor is almost as much fun as time in the deerstand. I wish I had a cultipacker though. Been thinking about making one out of a piece of culvert filled with concrete. A friend of mine uses one and gets much better germination rate with a cultipacker than I do dragging an old bed spring over the seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted April 11, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 I use my Brillion SS5 planter for all my larger plots. It has a cultipacker ahead of the seed drop pan and another behind the seed drop pan. This does a really nice job firming the soil before and after it's seeded. The smaller plots, 1/4 acre or less, I use a hand spreader and a lawn roller before and after seeding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbHunterNY Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 no plots this year. just a little bit of timber stand improvement sort of stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OKstate Posted April 11, 2012 Report Share Posted April 11, 2012 Im looking at putting beans in this year for the first time.... any advise on best practices? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 12, 2012 Report Share Posted April 12, 2012 On the corner of our property we planted some pines there last year...it was grassy and open....deer had a scrape there this past fall. I just spent some time mowing around the pines the other day and going to do a little more then till it up and plant it with this that I won in a raffle last night: Double Trouble - Food Plots - Products Hope it grows well. May be spending more time this fall hunting our 14 acres behind the house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 I wouldn't plant a food plot too close to the pine trees you planted. Although pines aren't highly likely to be damaged by deer, that might not be the case if they are acustomed to eating right there. Especially if you are planting a small plot in a high deer density area. I'd keep the plot away from the trees and keep deer repellant sprayed on the trees. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Last year I gave my home plot a a year off from brassicas to prevent blight. I'm going to plant WI Winter Greens and some turnips. They seem to be my 2 biggest hits with the deer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted April 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Joe, I am a big fan of Whitetail Institute products but for my Brassica plots I prefer " Shot Plot " by Evolved Harvest. The SP has been a better draw in side by side tests on more than one occasion. It is available at most places where they sell food plot seed and is quite reasonably priced. Any ??? just feel free to ask. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradog Posted April 13, 2012 Report Share Posted April 13, 2012 Well, I went up to my land on Wednesday and did some spring plowing. I've been plowing the gardens for a few of my cousins and a neighbor up there for 10 or 11 years now. I also turned over a new plot out by the lake that I've wanted to try for a few years now but just never did. Then I disced the gardens. I didn't disc the new plot though. I need to pic about a ton of rocks out of there before discing and then pick more rocks. Ugh. A couple of them appear to weigh about 200 lbs. The new plot by the lake will have to get hunted with a shotgun as it's too close in for rifle. Might be an excuse to set the old single shot 16ga Stevens aside for a new/used Mossberg or something For seed i just go to the local feed/seed store and buy their local Big Rack mix. A few $ and a few hours of tractor work sure pays off in the fall. This plot is only about 200' X 200' but even that is enough of a tasty treat for them that it sets a pattern to their browsing/feeding that they follow right up till the snow covers everything. Meanwhile, may your plots grow as fast as your hopes for 'the big one" are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Turkeygirl Posted April 20, 2012 Report Share Posted April 20, 2012 We actually don't get too much deer activity until the fall...so the pines are actually growing well. The latest update is I've mowed twice around the pines, got a few briars mowed and today I took the tiller up...which was a long slow walk, lol, I tilled 3 strips for planting. Next step will be raking, I bought a soil test to use, then probably fertilizer and such then plant. Do you guys think driving a rider mower over it after planting would be too heavy to compact the soil down or will it be ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted April 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 21, 2012 No it wouldn't be too heavy. If you had a lawn roller that would even be better. Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 24, 2012 Report Share Posted April 24, 2012 I got my big tractor up and running now, so I'm planning on turning over close to 3 acres out back. The farmer next to me will be planting corn, and corn went in across the road the other day, so I'm thinking my plot will be mostly beans. Sure is fun running that old tractor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Im going to plant Turnips in Early August for a Fall foodplot..I did last year and the deer just tore them up in November..it was entertaining watching "lilBLONDEdeerkiller" try to walk across the food plot and not stumble and fall...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Im going to plant Turnips in Early August for a Fall foodplot..I did last year and the deer just tore them up in November..it was entertaining watching "lilBLONDEdeerkiller" try to walk across the food plot and not stumble and fall...LOL Do you grow that seed too Martin? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 no I do not..but I can get you purple top turnips Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LETMGROW Posted April 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Im looking at putting beans in this year for the first time.... any advise on best practices? I plant soybeans after spraying the plot with glyphosate and waiting a week or two. Work up the soil well and you can broadcast the seed and drag it in. Don't firm the seed bed before spreading the seed. I like to bury the seed 1/2" or more if I can. Beans up here like a PH in the soil 6.5 or a little higher. In lieu of a soil test, which I wouldn't really recommend, you can use 200# per acre of 19-19-19 fertilizer. I use Round Up ready seed. I usually spray the beans after they grow 4-5" high and some weeds appear. I'll spray again later if a lot of weeds come up. If you get a soil test done follow the recomendations for the crop you are growing. Good luck, Lynn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 no I do not..but I can get you purple top turnips One year, we had a science teacher here go to a local nursery and grab all the old seed that didn't sell in the prior year. There were tons of turnip, broccoli and other brassica seed not sold so I took them and planted some. I also gave a bunch to a buddy and they had great success with the turnips on their farm. I'd be interested in that if you want to PM me the details, thanks Martin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Chris..if you want something for nothing..contact Obamma..I however,.. operate under the Capitalistic theory..sorry..lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Purple tops grow real well here, problem is the deer don't seem to care for them or maybe they just don't know they are food. Last time I planted them we had tons of baseball to softball sized turnips that rotted. Only luck we had was with deer eating the greens immediately after the first frost(2-3 days tops), then they turned away from them and left them alone and walked through the plot to get to pasture grass. My girls like the turnips though, Christina keeps asking me to plant them again. Looks like my spring planting will be a planting of a mix from our wildlife folks. Gonna wait til fall to redo a couple clover plots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 Chris..if you want something for nothing..contact Obamma..I however,.. operate under the Capitalistic theory..sorry..lol I guess I should have said, I'd be interested in this source of turnip seed, to buy. I'm not looking for free, I was just mentioning that as a side note because turnips are probably the best attractant (other than corn), that I've ever planted. Chicory, clover, etc, doesn't seem to draw deer in my area. Sorry for the confusion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 27, 2012 Report Share Posted April 27, 2012 wasnt confused..LOL just havin a little fun with you! Teachers do have a sense of humor do they not? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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