My little kill plot...


dogdoc

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I made me a little kill plot on the back of my property. The area is very grown up and I haven't been able to get a tractor back there to do anything. This summer I spend a lot of time with the chain saw and the front end loader and built me a path to this little natural opening. The area has always been loaded with deer signs (scrapes/bedding/rubs) so I decided to clear a path and build a little plot in this area. It was a lot of hard work cutting old logs and branches and trees so I hope it pays off. I am now able to get my Kubota back there and work this little area up. Once I made a tractor path I mowed with the brush hog--the weeds were 5 to 6 ft tall. I waited a few weeks then strapped on the back pack sprayer and killed all the vegetation with glyphosate. I waited a week then tilled the path and the small opening. The tilled path is about 200 yards winding thru some thick brush and pecan trees.

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This is the small natural opening. After I tilled with the 3-pt tillerI planted Evolved Throw and Grow on the opening and the path. I did not bury the seed just drove over the seed with the tractor tires to press into soil:

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Got really lucky and received a 0.8" rain on it the evening after planting so I've already got great germination (1 week post planting):

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Wish me luck--it was a lot of work for such a small plot so hopefully it will work out.

todd

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