summer plots in-updated pics

[wtnhunt]

With spring flooding, could not get the tractor in to work the bottom as early as I wanted to, now it is dry as a bone down there where I wanted to plant. Better late than never I guess and have had good results with summer plantings of beans in the past.

Got both of these plots(rr bean mix from eagle seeds) in over the weekend. In bad need of some moisture here now, supposed to be chances for rain the next 3 or 4 days, hopefully the timing will work out. Plans at this point are to sew in wheat mid September for the fall winter and leave the beans standing. This first plot is in the river bottom and runs along the river edge a little ways, will probably hang a stand for bowhunting somewhere in the little finger of woods where the plot curves around.

Will probably let the swamp grass grow back up along the opposite edge for cover too, bumped a fawn out of its hiding down there mowing not too far from where the plot ends.

Had a mix of brassicas in this spot last winter, went with the eagle seeds here for the summer plot as well.

[toddyboman]

looks like a great spot.

So you are planting RR beans now......Then in Sept broadcast wheat in with the beans??

[wtnhunt]

So you are planting RR beans now......Then in Sept broadcast wheat in with the beans??

Yep, that is the plan. Kind of considering possibly broadcasting in some oats too, but not sure right now.

Don't know for certain how late the beans will be a draw for the deer, but past experiences with lab lab and other types of beans left standing, the deer continued to hit them pretty well until they were gone. Think we had a lablab plus plot one year that was still seeing some activity into December if I remember right, but the deer turned their focus onto the sorghum after the first good hard frosts late in October. The wheat should fill in as the beans fade away and provide a late fall and winter food source. With a couple sprayings, there should be no grass or weeds when it comes time to broadcast the wheat into these plots, so should be some bare soil for seed to soil contact between the beans.

[Tominator]

Looking good William.

Tom and I spent a couple hours on a friend's property looking over some plot places. Hopefully we get to start mowing and spraying next weekend. Pretty excited about this since the landowner gave us pretty much free reign to do what we want.

[Rhino]

Looking good William. Like you said, better late than never. We had to wait for some of ours to dry out to get them planted too.

[MUDRUNNER]

Looks great William!It's been real dry here for the past two weeks too,but we got some rain last night.

[dogdoc]

good luck--never planted a plot this late. Don't think it would make it here in Oklahoma.

[wtnhunt]

good luck--never planted a plot this late. Don't think it would make it here in Oklahoma.

I hope we get some more rain Todd, it is very hot and dry here right now. Moisture will be the key, the plot in the bottom should do fine it stays very humid down there along the water, but the other plot in the hills may not work out if we don't get more moisture.

I was concerned about planting too late, but Brad at eagle seeds assured me that it was not too late to plant. Like I said, we had planted lablab plus in the past in the summers with good results, think we have planted those bean/pea mixes as late as late July and still had good results.

[wtnhunt]

Took these last weekend, been pretty dry here. Went ahead and sprayed the bigger plot with roundup, got a decent rain yesterday, hopefully will get some more soon.

Smaller plot.