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Post by Sandbur on Jun 7, 2021 14:07:31 GMT -6
The god damn pheasants come through and pluck every freaking seed out of the ground. I planted some buckwheat and jap millet (for the pheasants) on a home plot a couple of weeks ago. I can barely scare that damn rooster out of the plot every time by. I planted a mix of sunflowers, buckwheat, millets, etc last weekend. We got no rain since then. My trail cam showed a damn turkey spending way too much time in that area for 3 days in a row. Even w/ the seed covered I'm guessing it's finding some to eat. Turkeys are fowl!
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 7, 2021 14:19:41 GMT -6
I planted a mix of sunflowers, buckwheat, millets, etc last weekend. We got no rain since then. My trail cam showed a damn turkey spending way too much time in that area for 3 days in a row. Even w/ the seed covered I'm guessing it's finding some to eat. Turkeys are fowl! They are delicious! Deep fried nuggets are damn near mouth watering.
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Post by terrifictom on Jun 7, 2021 15:44:51 GMT -6
My soybeans are popping out of ground.
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Post by Foggy on Jun 7, 2021 16:58:48 GMT -6
I played golf with a farmer/freind of mine down at Glenwood yesterday. He told me that the guys renting his farm let the soybeans come up and grow to about 6" high.....then they roll a packer over the top of the bean field. Why?.....in order to get the field super level for combining in fall. The beans bounce back from being rolled in a mater of days.....and they can keep the header on the ground. Said it really helped with the yield.
^ So....was thinking that I should perhaps broadcast some brassica into my bean crops and cultipack over the top of 6" beans. Maybe as the beans reach a foot high or so.....the brassica would be established?? Dunno. Gotta figure a way to get a marture fall crop in my beans.
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Post by biglakebass on Jun 7, 2021 17:04:33 GMT -6
Interesting
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Post by kooch on Jun 18, 2021 21:07:21 GMT -6
The skinny plot you've seen so many pictures of is going clover this year. I have a lot to do on the "Big North" plot so I figured a couple years without replanting the skinny plot would be nice.
I've sprayed it twice so far and it was pretty damn dead last time I was up. I'll spray whatever is there again when it's planting time. I've got the PH to around 6.3 and the nutrients are good. Clover time. Here's the mix.
Deer Creek Seed
Premium White Clover Mix Chicory Birdfoot Trefoil - Just a little because it's doing so well in this drought where I've got a little growing.
Mobuckchaser Special Medium Red Clover
Albert Lea Seed Alice White Small Burnet
I'll use WR for a nurse crop. And, I have so much seed I'll end up seeding it at 3x the rate they recommend probably. It's only money and a good chunk of the seed has been sitting for a year so It needs to get used.
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Post by badgerfowl on Jun 18, 2021 22:00:27 GMT -6
I like the premium white clover mix from deer creek. I frost seeded that in my smaller plot. Besides a few grass weeds the clover looks great. I bought another bag to seed this fall in our field plot around my newly planted crab apples. I usually mix in some medium red into any clover patch too.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 19, 2021 3:23:26 GMT -6
I played golf with a farmer/freind of mine down at Glenwood yesterday. He told me that the guys renting his farm let the soybeans come up and grow to about 6" high.....then they roll a packer over the top of the bean field. Why?.....in order to get the field super level for combining in fall. The beans bounce back from being rolled in a mater of days.....and they can keep the header on the ground. Said it really helped with the yield. ^ So....was thinking that I should perhaps broadcast some brassica into my bean crops and cultipack over the top of 6" beans. Maybe as the beans reach a foot high or so.....the brassica would be established?? Dunno. Gotta figure a way to get a marture fall crop in my beans. Did you try this? I was just wondering if drought made the bean stalks more brittle. I see this being done where the rocks haven’t been picked. Less common on sand with few rocks, less common with edible beans.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 19, 2021 3:24:32 GMT -6
The skinny plot you've seen so many pictures of is going clover this year. I have a lot to do on the "Big North" plot so I figured a couple years without replanting the skinny plot would be nice. I've sprayed it twice so far and it was pretty damn dead last time I was up. I'll spray whatever is there again when it's planting time. I've got the PH to around 6.3 and the nutrients are good. Clover time. Here's the mix. Deer Creek Seed Premium White Clover Mix Chicory Birdfoot Trefoil - Just a little because it's doing so well in this drought where I've got a little growing. Mobuckchaser Special Medium Red Clover Albert Lea Seed Alice White Small Burnet I'll use WR for a nurse crop. And, I have so much seed I'll end up seeding it at 3x the rate they recommend probably. It's only money and a good chunk of the seed has been sitting for a year so It needs to get used. Did you check the beginning pH? That sounds like a great plot!
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Post by kooch on Jun 19, 2021 6:26:35 GMT -6
PH when I bought it was 5.2.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 19, 2021 11:11:25 GMT -6
I played golf with a farmer/freind of mine down at Glenwood yesterday. He told me that the guys renting his farm let the soybeans come up and grow to about 6" high.....then they roll a packer over the top of the bean field. Why?.....in order to get the field super level for combining in fall. The beans bounce back from being rolled in a mater of days.....and they can keep the header on the ground. Said it really helped with the yield. ^ So....was thinking that I should perhaps broadcast some brassica into my bean crops and cultipack over the top of 6" beans. Maybe as the beans reach a foot high or so.....the brassica would be established?? Dunno. Gotta figure a way to get a marture fall crop in my beans. Maybe a light dose of rye, also?
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Post by Foggy on Jun 23, 2021 20:58:38 GMT -6
Survey'd my land and crops on Tuesday. Got .6" of rain on Monday. Many of my beans are germinated.....but none look very good or healthy. I could not see any of the brassica I planted that had germinated. The pigweed and some grasses are growing.....along with a bit of volunteer corn. Pretty dire circumstances actually.
My efforts to this point largely look like a bust. Gonna check next Tuesday......but it's not looking very promising.
Here's my issue. Today my wife and I met with her Heart Surgeon. She will be getting a new heart valve in July. (YEAH!!! ......and that is PARAMONT to whatever else happens this year.). After that she is going to have about 6 to 8 weeks recovery time.....where she won't be able to do most anything......and I will need to do most of the house work and help her get back on her feel. So that is my plan for the rest of the summer.
My dilemma is what to do with my food plots. My clover is dead in all but possibly 1 acre in two plots. I only need some plots to hunt over this fall. That seems to leave me with small grains and brassica (PTT, Collards, Radish)y
If I do not see good germination on Tuesday. (and possibly even if I do - due to pig weeds) I may just try to kill all my plots with chemicals. Then after 10 days work the soils and plant my small grains (Rye/ Wheat/ Barely) and and clover plots - maybe 2 acres or so. .....AND, plant about 3 acres of food plots with the brassica mix (above). And at that point.....let nature do what its gonna do.
Any other words of wisdom here? Thanks for any tips. I am gonna have little time to do much work.....just gotta get done what I can.
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Post by kooch on Jun 23, 2021 21:02:53 GMT -6
"Any other words of wisdom here? Thanks for any tips. I am gonna have little time to do much work.....just gotta get done what I can."
Yeah. Forget about your plots and focus on your wife.
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Post by sd51555 on Jun 23, 2021 22:21:27 GMT -6
"Any other words of wisdom here? Thanks for any tips. I am gonna have little time to do much work.....just gotta get done what I can." Yeah. Forget about your plots and focus on your wife. This guy is right. If you do want to try to tackle it, you know what I'd do.
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Post by Sandbur on Jun 24, 2021 2:10:38 GMT -6
You and your wife are in our prayers.
If you need to get out of the house to ease your mind, I would plant rye. Throw some brassica on top just in case we get some rain.
Deer did just fine with popple clear cuts and no foodplots for generations. You have a young forest and will still have a decent hunt.
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