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Post by Bwoods11 on Jun 24, 2020 14:32:54 GMT -6
Can anyone tell me more about Buckwheat for a food plot, broadcast, for forage , attractive?, etc...
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 24, 2020 14:43:22 GMT -6
Great for insects! Deer used it. Easy to grow with Throw-n-Mow. Take that with a grain of salt as deer use just about everything I plant and I have no trouble broadcasting even large seeds like beans and pumpkins.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jun 24, 2020 15:01:59 GMT -6
It is in the mix on a small plot 1/3 acre in Iowa, so I was just curious. I think the deer will hit it, along with turkeys.
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Post by nhmountains on Jun 24, 2020 15:41:31 GMT -6
I use it early when opening a new food plot. Plant it thick and it chokes out possible weeds. Then I throw and mow it later in July. Here it’s great for bees deer and bear.
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Post by benmnwi on Jun 24, 2020 16:05:27 GMT -6
It is great for soil building, bees and turkeys but in season deer usage is minimal for me. I bet roosters will like it too, but I don't have many here.
Deer browse it fairly hard, but it dies with the first frost.
I use a mix of buckwheat, oats and peas as a spring planted cover crop in areas I'll be planting brassicas in July.
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Post by leexrayshady on Jun 24, 2020 16:10:43 GMT -6
I think it's one of the best summer food plot crops, mainly because of its quick establishment, amazing soil building attributes, and use by pollinators
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Post by wiscwhip on Jun 24, 2020 16:13:35 GMT -6
The crop residue breaks down rather quickly as well, so it won't lay on the ground and create a mat of plant material like you get with rye. It is also a great scavenger of phosphorus from the soil, and then it releases it for the next crop when the residue breaks down.
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Post by Bwoods11 on Jun 24, 2020 17:42:14 GMT -6
That’s interesting. This might be blessing to try Buckwheat in this area. Might help the soil!
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Post by benmnwi on Jun 24, 2020 18:04:21 GMT -6
Buckwheat is good stuff. I always have at least a part of a bag laying around for random plantings.
It is great to throw down as a smother crop if you clear out a new plot.
It reseeds itself really well, so if it goes to seed this year you will have volunteer plants there next year. That's not a bad thing and they are killed off easily with round up.
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Post by nhmountains on Jun 25, 2020 16:38:25 GMT -6
I helped a friend put in his first foodplot this year. He hadn’t been back to check on it and texted me last night. He thought it would be a bust as we haven’t had any rain since he planted it on June 13. We got rain yesterday. I told him to check k it today and see. I told him that buckwheat is pretty fool proof if it gets ground contact. His buddy tillled and groomed the plot nicely. I got a happy text text this morning. We will throw and mow clover and winter rye in late July. Maybe add a little turnips to the mix.
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Post by Catscratch on Jun 25, 2020 16:58:29 GMT -6
I helped a friend put in his first foodplot this year. He hadn’t been back to check on it and texted me last night. He thought it would be a bust as we haven’t had any rain since he planted it on June 13. We got rain yesterday. I told him to check k it today and see. I told him that buckwheat is pretty fool proof if it gets ground contact. His buddy tillled and groomed the plot nicely. I got a happy text text this morning. We will throw and mow clover and winter rye in late July. Maybe add a little turnips to the mix. Congrats on helping him get a plot going. Probably ruined the guy for life! I like to add radishes and chicory to that fall planting you talk of...
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Post by Tooln on Jun 25, 2020 17:45:20 GMT -6
I really can't add much that hasn't been said. I loved planting BW when I had my 40. Great soil builder, weed control, cover crop, deer browse it etc, etc,etc... It was my favorite.
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Post by chummer16 on Jun 25, 2020 17:48:48 GMT -6
I love buckwheat, it is easy to grow and the deer love it. I cleared this plot when covid started. Planted buckwheat about a month ago. I will let it go for another 2-3 weeks then mow or plow it under for my brassicas. It's great at keeping weeds and grass at bay on new plots.
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Post by smsmith on Jun 25, 2020 19:08:22 GMT -6
I haven't planted buckwheat for years. I used to plant it on my folks' old place and when it got timely rains, that stuff grew great on that sand. I had 4' buckwheat a couple times. On a calm day the buzz of the bees working the blooms was nearly deafening.
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Post by Tooln on Jun 26, 2020 5:20:19 GMT -6
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