Cybertech_hound819 Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Well i have been toying with the idea of trying food plots but dont have the equipment to do so. well i was at walmart last night and saw some stuff that you didnt have to till in. has anyone ever tryed somthing like this and if so how does it grow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Re: no till Have never tried it personally, but as with any food plot it will perform best when the soil conditions are right for the seed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted July 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Re: no till on the back o fit it had a chart that listed the best times for your state and reagion. its both a spring and fall plant. for 9 bucks for a 1/4 acer it dont seem like a bad idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Re: no till From what I understand with the no till type products, it is strongly suggested that you remove all debris by means of rake or whatever method you have available. Dont expect too much if you just throw the seed out on the ground. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Re: no till [ QUOTE ] From what I understand with the no till type products, it is strongly suggested that you remove all debris by means of rake or whatever method you have available. Dont expect too much if you just throw the seed out on the ground. [/ QUOTE ] You're right WT, before I got a 4wheeler & some equipment I use to use alot of no till products. You must rake all the debris or spray the area with round up to kill all the vegetation. Reason being is you want good seed to soil contact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted July 16, 2006 Report Share Posted July 16, 2006 Re: no till william is correct---the seed still has to make contact with the soil to germinate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted July 17, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Re: no till i picked up a bag of throw and grow but now i need fertilizer. what brad do u use or does it matter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted July 17, 2006 Report Share Posted July 17, 2006 Re: no till The basic recomendation is 13-13-13 or something similar to that. The amount of fertilizer to use should be on the back of the bag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 18, 2006 Report Share Posted July 18, 2006 Re: no till Dont know if it is still on the market or not and cannot believe I am going to say this, but biologic had a fertilizer out that was supposedly ph balanced so you would not have to use lime. I used the stuff once with a clover plot and it worked really well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted July 19, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 19, 2006 Re: no till so can i get that 13 13 13 at any harware store or do i have to special order it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FSU_Seminole Posted July 20, 2006 Report Share Posted July 20, 2006 Re: no till [ QUOTE ] so can i get that 13 13 13 at any harware store or do i have to special order it [/ QUOTE ] Yes you should be able to get it at any place like Ace Hardware, Lowes or any local farmer's market store there. If they don't have triple 13 then they might have something like 10-10-10 or 12-12-12. Here in SC most fertilizer is sold as 10-10-10 because of the soil. You just want to get a good balanced fertilizer for what you're trying to accomplish. Hope that helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted July 23, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Re: no till well i plated my plot today got it all done up good then about 4 houres later it rained and is still raining. so now im worried that the plot is going to wash away what do you think??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted July 23, 2006 Report Share Posted July 23, 2006 Re: no till If you got the seed covered, it will probably be ok. We had some extreme downpours and flooding after I planted our pea/sorghum summer plots and I had a few washes and all the seed floated to the top, but it endedup doing ok aside from the washes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest nthewild Posted July 28, 2006 Report Share Posted July 28, 2006 Re: no till i put out some throw n grow about a week and a half ago. didn't have bare ground at all. just curious to see if it would grow. i made some bare spots on the ground with my shoes, threw some seed down, and thats all. it rained the next day, so that probably helped, but i went back yesterday, just curious to see if it had sprouted or anything and i was amazed. it was already real thick and about 5-8 inches tall. i have to actually go rake up some land now and throw some more down. so from my experience, in under two weeks, it works well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybertech_hound819 Posted August 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2006 Re: no till i jsut got back from checking mine and its doing ok i guess. its growing spotty. its been 2 1/2 weeks and its about 3 in tall but the spots it is growing is thick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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