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Post by leexrayshady on Jul 23, 2020 7:04:16 GMT -6
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 23, 2020 11:59:36 GMT -6
Is that a newly planted clover/chicory plot? It looks good.
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Post by leexrayshady on Jul 23, 2020 12:27:36 GMT -6
Is that a newly planted clover/chicory plot? It looks good. Fall planted last year
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Post by Catscratch on Aug 3, 2020 21:26:34 GMT -6
Fall planted clove/chicory/alfalfa/cereal grain throw-n-mow plot. Very hot/dry spring and summer. A week ago forecast said a couple of days of rain and cooler temps so I mowed some of it. It rained off and on for 3 days and temps stayed under 90! Clovers responded great and I even have a good stand of volunteer cereals coming up. Lots of thatch still in there doing its thing. It was a mess before mowing. I left one of my plots unmowed... deer are still using it so maybe it doesn't matter much.
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Post by sd51555 on Aug 3, 2020 22:04:11 GMT -6
Fall planted clove/chicory/alfalfa/cereal grain throw-n-mow plot. Very hot/dry spring and summer. A week ago forecast said a couple of days of rain and cooler temps so I mowed some of it. It rained off and on for 3 days and temps stayed under 90! Clovers responded great and I even have a good stand of volunteer cereals coming up. Lots of thatch still in there doing its thing. It was a mess before mowing. I left one of my plots unmowed... deer are still using it so maybe it doesn't matter much. Is that rye that is still standing? Up here, it's getting to be time to get that stuff on the ground with seed under it so when we finally hook a rain we can hold onto the moisture. Art posted it earlier, we hit a low within 15 degrees of freezing. It isn't close, but it's a reminder that warm weather's days are numbered, and we gotta get that fall forage up and going.
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Post by Catscratch on Aug 3, 2020 22:11:36 GMT -6
Fall planted clove/chicory/alfalfa/cereal grain throw-n-mow plot. Very hot/dry spring and summer. A week ago forecast said a couple of days of rain and cooler temps so I mowed some of it. It rained off and on for 3 days and temps stayed under 90! Clovers responded great and I even have a good stand of volunteer cereals coming up. Lots of thatch still in there doing its thing. It was a mess before mowing. I left one of my plots unmowed... deer are still using it so maybe it doesn't matter much. Is that rye that is still standing? Up here, it's getting to be time to get that stuff on the ground with seed under it so when we finally hook a rain we can hold onto the moisture. Art posted it earlier, we hit a low within 15 degrees of freezing. It isn't close, but it's a reminder that warm weather's days are numbered, and we gotta get that fall forage up and going. Yes, it's rye (wheat straw is standing in there but heads are long gone). I have time. Will probably want to get plots in by early October. Maybe sooner if weather looks good or I get antsy. As long as there is a couple of weeks of growth by the start of the rut ill be happy.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 12, 2020 10:30:24 GMT -6
He must be a big one if he was a shooter 2 years ago- 2 years ago he was bigger than this buck is now. I'll have to see this buck when he's done growing...I'm guessing he'll be in the upper 130s. The buck I hit two years ago I would have guessed to be in the mid 140s. Maybe this buck with a scar on his neck is a coincidence? Maybe he's on his way down? I don't know He's in the houseplot eating again right now. The scar I thought I had seen on his neck isn't visible today or in these pics. Maybe it was just some odd colored hair.
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Post by benmnwi on Aug 12, 2020 11:08:03 GMT -6
That's a really nice buck. It's always tough to tell in velvet, but he appears to carry his mass all the way out along the entire main beam. He is a chunk too, so it will be cool to see him during the rut.
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Post by smsmith on Aug 12, 2020 11:54:56 GMT -6
That's a really nice buck. It's always tough to tell in velvet, but he appears to carry his mass all the way out along the entire main beam. He is a chunk too, so it will be cool to see him during the rut. He looks really nice through the binocs at 50 yards or so He does appear to carry his mass all the way out. I don't believe I'd have the necessary restraint to pass him if given the chance. This guy put some growth on the last few weeks too.
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Post by leexrayshady on Aug 12, 2020 19:37:51 GMT -6
I don't think I would restrain from him either, Decided to Mow this clover patch a few weeks ago, with the rain that we finally got today may be able to get some butyrac on it. I spread some rye on top just before the rain. I debated on waiting and getting some cleth down but the grass isnt really that bad except in a few spots.
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Post by Foggy on Aug 12, 2020 20:55:58 GMT -6
When does it become too late to clip the tops off your clover field(s). I got three fields I have let go for some time now. Lots of white clover heads on them at this point.....and they are relatively free of weeds. I suppose the clover is nearly a foot deep on the best stands. Do I give it a clip? 1/2" the height of the stand??? I never know what to do with cutting clover. My deer are in there feeding every day......it looks beautiful. I just dont know if I can improve it by cutting it. What say you???
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Post by leexrayshady on Aug 12, 2020 21:02:54 GMT -6
I say if it isn't broke don't fix, and the bees will love you for leaving the clover heads
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Post by badgerfowl on Aug 12, 2020 21:04:41 GMT -6
Clover is meant to be cut. I’d do it before a rain if possible between now and Labor Day.
Around my apples I’ve switched to white Dutch clover because I cut it with a riding lawn mower and every time I’d cut my typical ladino/red it would let so many damn weeds in. White Dutch is a lower grower and is getting nice and thick. I’ll frost seed some in the spring to try and choke out more weeds. I let it seed in June before mowing for the first time this summer.
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Post by Foggy on Aug 12, 2020 21:06:08 GMT -6
I say if it isn't broke don't fix, and the bees will love you for leaving the clover heads Yep....lots of bees on it now. But I always wonder......can I make it still better with a simple mowing ? (also takes out a few weeds along the way).
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Post by Catscratch on Aug 12, 2020 21:07:17 GMT -6
Dug around my clovers this even. What I didn't mow has some of my favorite weeds making way! I'm currently pretty glad I didn't mow all of it. Still good clover down in there. What I did mow is looking good too, but for different reasons.
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