Ravin R10 man Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 a bit early, but with good rain coming I got my pell lime, fertilizer, & seed down ; also top dressed clover plot ~45% Sugar Beet 30% Swiss Chard 20% Purple Top Turnip 5% Kale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Need to fertilize and lime my existing clover plots. Don't see me getting any annuals in this year, been too much going on. Got a bucket with some seed i should have planted already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 i'm still a good month and half away from fall planting. I did some spraying yesterday to get a head start on the weeds and grasses though. Us southern guys get an earlier start on the spring plots and you northern guys get an earlier start on the fall plots. Are you only planting brassicas and how many acres did you plant? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 tod, I only did 1 acre, we got good rain coming, and only had a couple days at 90 so far, been a cooler than normal summer, so I'm in a couple weeks early than normal here...our bow season STARTS SEPT. 13TH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted July 22, 2014 Report Share Posted July 22, 2014 Nice! I'm not familiar with swiss chard. What in the world is it? I did all my plots in clover and chicory back in very early spring. I knew I wouldn't have time to plant fall annuals before hunting season since we have been so busy with the kids sports. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted July 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted July 24, 2014 Report Share Posted July 24, 2014 Interesting. It looks like it would produce some decent tonnage. I may look into this and try some next year. How do the deer like it? I assume it's pretty cold tolerant since your planting it up north. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestKyTeacher Posted August 24, 2014 Report Share Posted August 24, 2014 I visited my local seed store this weekend. He has the following seeds and I'm not to really sure how I should mix them (pounds or percentages). Jackhammer radish, Rape, Kale, Seven top turnips, ladino clover, wheat, and winter peas. Is it best to mix some of these, none of these, all of these and how much? I have been told not to mix and plant in sections so I could see what the deer preferred and when. I have also been told to mix them for better results, but that the winter peas need to be planted alone. On the plot in the woods, should I put winter peas in the center and plant something else along the edges that don't get as much sun? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted August 25, 2014 Report Share Posted August 25, 2014 I visited my local seed store this weekend. He has the following seeds and I'm not to really sure how I should mix them (pounds or percentages). Jackhammer radish' date=' Rape, Kale, Seven top turnips, ladino clover, wheat, and winter peas. Is it best to mix some of these, none of these, all of these and how much? I have been told not to mix and plant in sections so I could see what the deer preferred and when. I have also been told to mix them for better results, but that the winter peas need to be planted alone. On the plot in the woods, should I put winter peas in the center and plant something else along the edges that don't get as much sun?[/quote'] Are you wanting a perennial plot with the ladino clover? If so then the only thing I would plant with the clover is the wheat and some peas. I have never planted a lone winter pea plot. The deer usually eat them as soon as they pop up. I have had better luck planting them in a mix. You can plant your brassicas in a mix with the wheat and peas but you just have to adjust your seedling rate accordingly. Of the sees you mentioned this is what I would plant for a fall annual mix. 75# of wheat, 15# of winter peas, and 5 pounds of turnips,rape, and radishes (that is 5 pounds total--not 5 of each) per acre. If you want a perennial plot then I would plant 50# of wheat, 12# of ladino clover, and 15# of peas. No brassicas with the clover. They can outcompete the clover with their large leafs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestKyTeacher Posted August 26, 2014 Report Share Posted August 26, 2014 Thank you dogdoc! Glad you answered the way you did. My dad is doing a perennial with the clover and I'm doing an annual plot without any clover. I already have a good clover plot, so I was just trying to offer other varieties to bring in more deer. My dad had already bought some seed, can he add pounds of the peas in place of the wheat? For example, change 50lbs of wheat to 25 and change the peas from 15lbs to 50? I'm still trying to learn how you decide how much of each and how you can add more of one and less of another. I have two 1/4 acre plots to plant and two 1/2 acres to plant that are all within gun range of my blind. Should I mix the Kale, 7 top turnips, rape, radishes all together and plant them or plant them separate to see what the deer prefer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradog Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Better late than never I guess. I've been buisy this summer and haven't had a chance to get a fall plot in. My hunting buddy Mike and I finally made it up there and put one in last weekend. I had other work to do so I put him on the tractor with the disc and he drove round and round for an hour. Only about 1/4 acre. Used some kind of prepakaged seed mix that he bought on sale at Fleet Farm. Then he drove round and round and pressed the seed in with the tires. On another note, I finally found a cultipacker at a reasonable price. 8', double row. $500 I will go pick it up in Menomonie, WI this Sunday. Am real happy to finally get one. They sell almost instantly around here when you see them on Craigslist. [ATTACH=CONFIG]n2034593[/ATTACH] Another damn glitch in this new forum software. My first photo wont upload properly. And why don't they let you hotlink from your own storage site like photobucket any more?? Here is the full sized photo here - Mike on my little 3000. http://i61.photobucket.com/albums/h56/Ultradog/My%203000/IMG_20140823_091023.jpg Edited August 28, 2014 by Ultradog Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted August 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 Interesting. It looks like it would produce some decent tonnage. I may look into this and try some next year. How do the deer like it? I assume it's pretty cold tolerant since your planting it up north. never planted it before, time will tell how they like it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted August 28, 2014 Report Share Posted August 28, 2014 wish i had a cultipacker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestKyTeacher Posted August 31, 2014 Report Share Posted August 31, 2014 (edited) Here's my dilemma, I had the ground ready to plant but before I could get them in the ground it has set into raining. Since the 17th of this month we have gotten, 2", 5/10", 7/10" that weekend, last weekend we got 2.25" and 7/10", and then this weekend we have gotten 8/10" and 1.2" and it's still raining and we have 80% chance the next 2-3 days. With the ground complete mud and not sure it will dry up to work again, would the seed make it if I just broadcast over the mud without working it in? I was planting winter peas, wheat, turnips, rape, kale I forgot to mention, we have high chances of rain every day this week. Edited August 31, 2014 by WestKyTeacher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ultradog Posted September 1, 2014 Report Share Posted September 1, 2014 would the seed make it if I just broadcast over the mud without working it in? I was planting winter peas' date=' wheat, turnips, rape, kale[/quote'] I can't say for sure but here's what happened to me. Had the ground worked up nice with the disc and broadcast the seed on it. Then I remembered I had loaned out the old bedspring that I used for a seed drag and he didn't return it. Grrr But it rained about 3/8" that night so I hoped the seed would take. But it did not. My biggest and favorite plot is pretty much just crab grass this year and $40 worth of seed down the drain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted September 2, 2014 Author Report Share Posted September 2, 2014 yup I just use an old bedspring too...a little cultipacker is great if you can find one. sorry to hear seed did not take..thats unusual, but then I have planted Wtail Ints. right along side mine, and NONE of theirs took Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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