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Post by benmnwi on Jul 9, 2024 20:54:09 GMT -6
it isn’t exactly a deer food plot, but they typically eat most of the output of my pumpkin plots. This is the 1/4 acre plot between my house and barn that switches between pumpkins and soybeans. my father in law roto tills my garden and pumpkin patch now in exchange for all the veggies they can eat. Good deal all around. Today he roto filled everything and when I got home from work I fertilized the pumpkins and planted a cover crop of turnips, peas and buckwheat between the rows. I even turned on the sprinkler tonight to wash in the fertilizer. Last year was a total pumpkin failure here because of the drought, but this year is looking really good so far.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 10, 2024 10:36:58 GMT -6
Neighbor and I spread 160 lbs of 27-13-14 and about 7 lbs of forage radish seed, drug it in, then spread a lb or so of turnip and forage collard seed. He finished it up with the cultipacker. About 2/3 acre. My only fear now is the radishes mature and bolt
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 10, 2024 11:12:24 GMT -6
Neighbor and I spread 160 lbs of 27-13-14 and about 7 lbs of forage radish seed, drug it in, then spread a lb or so of turnip and forage collard seed. He finished it up with the cultipacker. About 2/3 acre. My only fear now is the radishes mature and bolt Please tell him hello.
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Post by Foggy on Jul 10, 2024 16:31:17 GMT -6
Neighbor and I spread 160 lbs of 27-13-14 and about 7 lbs of forage radish seed, drug it in, then spread a lb or so of turnip and forage collard seed. He finished it up with the cultipacker. About 2/3 acre. My only fear now is the radishes mature and bolt So....if the radishes bolt.....why is that a big problem?
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Post by smsmith on Jul 10, 2024 16:54:23 GMT -6
Neighbor and I spread 160 lbs of 27-13-14 and about 7 lbs of forage radish seed, drug it in, then spread a lb or so of turnip and forage collard seed. He finished it up with the cultipacker. About 2/3 acre. My only fear now is the radishes mature and bolt So....if the radishes bolt.....why is that a big problem? They aren't very attractive for food after they bolt
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 10, 2024 20:55:43 GMT -6
My neighbors cows were on my place yet again tonight and they did a number on my milo plot that was previously looking great.
This gets really old and it happens almost every year. I guess I need to be checking and fixing the fence since he doesnt seem to do enough of that.
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Post by Sandbur on Jul 11, 2024 3:39:00 GMT -6
My neighbors cows were on my place yet again tonight and they did a number on my milo plot that was previously looking great. This gets really old and it happens almost every year. I guess I need to be checking and fixing the fence since he doesnt seem to do enough of that. nobody pastures cattle close to me anymore, but it used to be that when you faced your neighbor, you maintained the right half of the fence. Everything around me is cropland or wetland/ hunting land .
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Post by smsmith on Jul 11, 2024 8:43:55 GMT -6
My neighbors cows were on my place yet again tonight and they did a number on my milo plot that was previously looking great. This gets really old and it happens almost every year. I guess I need to be checking and fixing the fence since he doesnt seem to do enough of that. That sucks. So far, the cattle across the road from me are staying where they're supposed to be. That's probably because there's plenty of food over there this year. The previous 3 years they'd have already been out at least once by now. Funny what happens when you give them enough food, they have no reason to go through barb wire/e-fence. I imagine the guy who runs the cattle is appreciative of not getting any profane texts from me this year too
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 11, 2024 9:11:39 GMT -6
My neighbors cows were on my place yet again tonight and they did a number on my milo plot that was previously looking great. This gets really old and it happens almost every year. I guess I need to be checking and fixing the fence since he doesnt seem to do enough of that. nobody pastures cattle close to me anymore, but it used to be that when you faced your neighbor, you maintained the right half of the fence. Everything around me is cropland or wetland/ hunting land . I'm not sure of the laws, but I'm assuming that I'm responsible for half of the fence costs. I'm actually fine with that, but I'd honestly rather take a bulldozer to the whole 500 yard fenceline and put up a whole new fence. My neighbor doesn't seem to put any money into even maintaining the existing fence, so I really doubt he would want to pay for half of a new fence. Normally his cows end up on my place in late summer when his pasture looks like a golf course and my land is thick and full of food. It is really odd that his cows are over here now since his side of the fence has a ton of good grass right now. It really gets frustrating putting in a bunch of time and effort only to have it end up in a cow's belly.
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 11, 2024 9:13:37 GMT -6
I should also mention that this neighbor is a good guy in general and I like the fact that he pastures his woods since it makes it less attractive to deer! I'd take this issue any day over my neighbor on the other side who illegally baits and poaches over bait.
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Post by sd51555 on Jul 11, 2024 17:24:56 GMT -6
If he's got enough animals, you could always run one back to your place and haul it in and get it processed.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 13, 2024 10:00:23 GMT -6
If you were closer, I have an oil filled roller drum. About 30 inches wide. With oil in it, I don’t have to drain it in the winter. thanks. I've got a cultipacker, I figured the drag was a better choice for the alfalfa seed. I probably should have dragged and cultipacked. Time will tell I suppose Definitely had some washing, super thick seedlings in some spots and not much in others. I just overseeded with Fixation, should be good to go (I hope)
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Post by wiscbooners89 on Jul 16, 2024 7:50:37 GMT -6
Checked on the soybeans and they are beginning to flower. If we keep getting rain or even a couple good showers within the next month, we should have all kinds of pods on our beans for fall and winter.
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Post by smsmith on Jul 26, 2024 11:15:50 GMT -6
I checked my washed out plot a bit ago. Still pretty spotty but I think it will fill in. Got plenty of grasses coming on. Once my atv is fixed again, I'll hit the grasses with cleth
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Post by benmnwi on Jul 26, 2024 20:26:17 GMT -6
it isn’t exactly a deer food plot, but they typically eat most of the output of my pumpkin plots. This is the 1/4 acre plot between my house and barn that switches between pumpkins and soybeans. my father in law roto tills my garden and pumpkin patch now in exchange for all the veggies they can eat. Good deal all around. Today he roto filled everything and when I got home from work I fertilized the pumpkins and planted a cover crop of turnips, peas and buckwheat between the rows. I even turned on the sprinkler tonight to wash in the fertilizer. Last year was a total pumpkin failure here because of the drought, but this year is looking really good so far.
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