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Post by benmnwi on Feb 7, 2018 21:05:04 GMT -6
Anyone have any advice about trying grain sorghum for food plots for deer? I've had beans a couple years in a row and I should try something new for a year. Small plots of corn don't do well here since the deer and coons eat the cobs in July.
I've read it likes fertilizer similar to corn, but does better in droughts. I will be planting this on an area that was soybeans last year. My plan for weed control is to dig up the dirt in May and let the weeds pop up and hit them with round up then plant around June 1st.
Any thoughts or suggestions?
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Feb 7, 2018 21:31:14 GMT -6
Use 2-4D for post on broadleaves if the sorghum comes up. it will be better than nothing.
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Post by kabic on Feb 7, 2018 21:41:01 GMT -6
I planted the NWTF sorghum mix a couple years ago. There is a thread around here somewhere.
I'm not really sure the deer used it much.
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Post by leexrayshady on Feb 9, 2018 11:56:00 GMT -6
I will be planting a mix of grain sorghum (milo) rox orange cane, and sorghum sudan this spring, will be my first time trying it. Havent decided yet if I want to add in some WGF sorghum as well for a short variety. mostly this will be for upland birds. Im sick of my beans being totally destroyed
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Post by Catscratch on Feb 9, 2018 12:06:20 GMT -6
I've planted and been around lots of milo most of my life. Deer like it a lot when the berry's are doughy. They seem to hammer it about a week then lay off. After that it's good cover and occasionally eaten. In my experience it's great to have around for many species but not a huge draw to deer. Also hard to plant in a small plot if you want winter grain. They will wipe the berries out almost over night when they reach the stage they like.
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Post by wiscwhip on Feb 9, 2018 12:19:43 GMT -6
I will be planting a mix of grain sorghum (milo) rox orange cane, and sorghum sudan this spring, will be my first time trying it. Havent decided yet if I want to add in some WGF sorghum as well for a short variety. mostly this will be for upland birds. Im sick of my beans being totally destroyed I find your choice of sorghum-sudan interesting if you want it for birds. It is mostly meant to be used as a forage for livestock, as the seedheads do not produce the large "grain-like" clusters of seeds like an actual grain sorghum would produce. The seedheads of s-s look more like what you would find on a seeded out stem of Kentucky bluegrass than what you find on actual grain sorghum. Mostly it gets cut and chopped for silage. What made you choose to put s-s in that mix? The rox orange gets a big thumbs up though! |
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Post by kabic on Feb 9, 2018 12:20:33 GMT -6
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Post by jbird on Feb 9, 2018 15:01:19 GMT -6
I planted it once in a mix of other things. The birds liked it. I saw zero use by the deer, but sorghum isn't widely used here so the deer likely had no idea what it was. I am considering adding it into broadcast beans after my last gly application to add some cover to beans.....since my attempt at doing it with corn didn't work so well. I have seen it used more as a plot/edge type buffer and for bird use here.
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Post by leexrayshady on Feb 14, 2018 11:13:28 GMT -6
I will be planting a mix of grain sorghum (milo) rox orange cane, and sorghum sudan this spring, will be my first time trying it. Havent decided yet if I want to add in some WGF sorghum as well for a short variety. mostly this will be for upland birds. Im sick of my beans being totally destroyed I find your choice of sorghum-sudan interesting if you want it for birds. It is mostly meant to be used as a forage for livestock, as the seedheads do not produce the large "grain-like" clusters of seeds like an actual grain sorghum would produce. The seedheads of s-s look more like what you would find on a seeded out stem of Kentucky bluegrass than what you find on actual grain sorghum. Mostly it gets cut and chopped for silage. What made you choose to put s-s in that mix? The rox orange gets a big thumbs up though! Mainly for the height is why I want to add it. my logic would be that when it breaks in the winter would provide even more additional cover to the plot. |
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Post by kabic on Feb 14, 2018 12:02:49 GMT -6
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Post by benmnwi on Feb 14, 2018 14:29:25 GMT -6
Did you get any seed heads on that sorghum?
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Post by kabic on Feb 14, 2018 17:00:43 GMT -6
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Post by sd51555 on Feb 14, 2018 21:43:49 GMT -6
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