Strut10 Posted June 6, 2009 Report Share Posted June 6, 2009 Went out this morning and rolled over another 1/2 acre plot. If you look at the last pic in my other thread, follow the right-hand tree-line back another 75 yards to the right off the picture and this new plot is basically a 100 yard extension of that green field. It's too wet to disk yet. Probably get to that some night early this week. Went to the mill this afternoon and picked up a bag of Bio-Logic Green Patch Plus, Bio-Logic Brassicas and 2 lbs. of bulk chickory seed (man is that crap pricey!!). I know the GPP says to plant 30 days before frost. But that's what I did last year and it hardly got a start. I figure it's all going to go in within the next week or two. There's no way brassicas can get anywhere in 30 days..especially here in the land of cold, cloudy & clammy. I figure, then, next spring, early, I'll disk it and spin on some clovers to compliment the perennial chickory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Sounds like you will have a good variety for them Don, look forward to seeing pics. Have not had such great results with brassicas, but have had pretty good results out of chickory here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PotashRLS Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Went out this morning and rolled over another 1/2 acre plot. If you look at the last pic in my other thread, follow the right-hand tree-line back another 75 yards to the right off the picture and this new plot is basically a 100 yard extension of that green field. It's too wet to disk yet. Probably get to that some night early this week. Went to the mill this afternoon and picked up a bag of Bio-Logic Green Patch Plus, Bio-Logic Brassicas and 2 lbs. of bulk chickory seed (man is that crap pricey!!). I know the GPP says to plant 30 days before frost. But that's what I did last year and it hardly got a start. I figure it's all going to go in within the next week or two. There's no way brassicas can get anywhere in 30 days..especially here in the land of cold, cloudy & clammy. I figure, then, next spring, early, I'll disk it and spin on some clovers to compliment the perennial chickory. Sorry Dude.............I call it BioHazard. Never had any luck with it here in Wisconsin. If it did grow well, it was the last thing the deer ate. I stick with the W.I. Work a small killing plot up for planting around the end of July-1st of Aug. Put in some W.I. Secret Spot and you won't be sorry!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Sorry Dude.............I call it BioHazard. Never had any luck with it here in Wisconsin. If it did grow well, it was the last thing the deer ate. I stick with the W.I. Work a small killing plot up for planting around the end of July-1st of Aug. Put in some W.I. Secret Spot and you won't be sorry!!!! Lilltle late, now. Stuff's already bouggt. The Bio GPP worked well last year. I just didn't get it in soon enough. guess we'll see how it turns out this time around. It's a learning process, for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 Have not had such great results with brassicas, but have had pretty good results out of chickory here. I've had luck with brassicas that runs from "poor' to "freak-nasty". The NWTF used to put out a plot mix for the northeast that had brassicas in it. That stuff was like Jack's beanstalk!!!! Tonnage!!!!!!!!! This'll be my first whack at chickory. Be interesting to see how it goes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 I've had luck with brassicas that runs from "poor' to "freak-nasty". The NWTF used to put out a plot mix for the northeast that had brassicas in it. That stuff was like Jack's beanstalk!!!! Tonnage!!!!!!!!! This'll be my first whack at chickory. Be interesting to see how it goes. Deer here love the chickory Don, have it mixed in with our clovers. We had really good growth from the brassicas mixes that we have tried, they looked awesome, the deer just did not seem to care much for the brassicas that we have tried. Think we have just had too much other more preferred food available. I have watched deer in Noovember and December walk through our brassicas to walk to the clover plot where they fed heavy. Even when it was late in the season and there were turnips the size of softballs, the deer did not eat or dig up the turnips like I have read about. Only time they seemed to have an interest in the brassicas here was right after our first frost. They ate the greens pretty good for a very short time after we got a few good frosts and that was it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 The year I had the bionic brassica plot, the deer worked it some......until about Christmas. Over the course of 5 days, they completely consumed 3 acres of rank, thick brassica!!!! It was nothing short of astounding. Here one day.....gone the next, basically. The variety I had planted did not produce a turnip. It was all greens, and about 18" high. I wonder how the chickory would do if I disked my clover patch and over seeded there, now. Probably too late to be disking clover now, though, huh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 7, 2009 Report Share Posted June 7, 2009 We have experienced what most others have, deer could care less about the brassicas. Don't know why. They preferred the chicory as well. I wonder how the chickory would do if I disked my clover patch and over seeded there, now. Probably too late to be disking clover now, though, huh? I'd say if your soil is still moist (which I find incredibly surprising--we are August dry here already), they will do fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'd say if your soil is still moist (which I find incredibly surprising--we are August dry here already), they will do fine. Waddaya mean "if" it's still moist????? I live in the land where rain never ends. My dad still doesn't have a lot of his garden in due to mud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Waddaya mean "if" it's still moist????? I live in the land where rain never ends. My dad still doesn't have a lot of his garden in due to mud. Incredible the difference in our ecosystems and we are only, what, 150 miles apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted June 8, 2009 Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 I'd say if your soil is still moist (which I find incredibly surprising--we are August dry here already), they will do fine. Must be where you are bud. Been some weird patterns the past few years for sure. It has been pretty darned wet here so far. My first planting of corn some of the plants must have gotten stunted or nearly drowned looks pretty rough. Second set looks great. We had to replant about 1/3rd of our garden Don. Seed either drowned or floated out and washed away, when I was at the store buying more seed to replace what we lost, the guy told me a lot of people he knew had been unable to get their gardens in for it being too wet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2009 Yep. Rain forecast for 6 days out of the next 7. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 Yep. Rain forecast for 6 days out of the next 7. That is crazy. I can't buy rain here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 That is crazy. I can't buy rain here. Put a bucket in your car and come over here. I'll sell you as much as you want................cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 There's a bunch of yellows and reds on Indiana headed my way right now. Hope it doesn't fizzle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 10, 2009 Report Share Posted June 10, 2009 There's a bunch of yellows and reds on Indiana headed my way right now. Hope it doesn't fizzle. It fizzled or went right around us. Dang it. .1" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted June 13, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 It fizzled or went right around us. Dang it. .1" Load up them buckets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted June 13, 2009 Report Share Posted June 13, 2009 Load up them buckets. We got close to 1" over the last 2 days. We needed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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