craig mack Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 I've already sprayed the area down once with roundup. And I think I'm going to go out today and get a soil sample and spray it again and then next week till it. Am I wasting my time or is it alright to start now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? Not too late. We're going to put a food plot in this summer after the first hay is made. We've got 2 acres spotted on our field that our neighbor cuts hay for his beef cattle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? nope you are fine...get your sample add fert.&lime, and get er worked up good and plant. Try to plant before a rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? definetely not too late--especially where you are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? Not too late at all, but I wouldn't till it again. I winced when I read that. If you till it again, you'll just bring up weed seed again, and you'll have to spray roundup again. If you already tilled, I'd spray again in a couple weeks, then plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted May 1, 2005 Report Share Posted May 1, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? Chris--unless he's doing a no-till method he's going to be tilling again when he plants. I would think his best bet would be to till it ASAP then wait about 2 weeks and spray again and then plant a week later. If he's planning on planting a perennial then that will just give him a little more weed control don't you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kidd Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? plus to work the fertilizer in the ground you would want to till it again JMO atleast that is what i am plannning to do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? I got the impression no tillage has been done yet...just the roundup application, so tillage must take place to ensure soil to seed contact. a second spraying of roundup is a good idea especially if you have already tilled,sprayed once,then go spread fert & lime, then till that in and go do the second spray, wait two weeks and plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? Definitely not too late where you are. Planning on waiting a bit before planting our spring/summer plots. Like Todd says, if you sprayed, I would wait and till then spray again, then wait a week more to plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted May 2, 2005 Report Share Posted May 2, 2005 Re: Is it too late to start a food plot? [ QUOTE ] I would think his best bet would be to till it ASAP then wait about 2 weeks and spray again and then plant a week later. [/ QUOTE ] I guess it depends on his soil type Todd. I guess it depends on tilling type too. Plowing, discing and tilling are 3 different operations in my book. I use a rototiller for tilling. I know that I only have to till once to get my beds just right. I till, wait a couple weeks, spray whatever pops up, then plant. Tilling my beds twice is just a waste of fuel, labor, wear and tear on the machinery and spray. I think a lot of guys think that roundup is a pre-emergent and they think that one spraying will do for the whole season, so they go ahead and till again. So I guess my advice would be to check the ground first before you till again. If you can get the seed planted without tilling again, by all means do that. If you think you need to till again, follow Todd's suggestion. Till, wait 2 weeks, spray, then plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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