FOOD PLOTS

[rem_fan]

Anyone getting their food plots in? Planning to plant peas, khale, radish, brasica here..... what's your recipe?

 

[Lee7588]

I have a farm in Georgia that I hunt. I planted iron clays about a month ago. My thoughts are they won't be thick enough to shade out the winter plot of purple tops, clover, sugar beets and cereal grains. Then come spring I will plant buckwheat to help with the soil

 

[rem_fan]

I have a farm in Georgia that I hunt. I planted iron clays about a month ago. My thoughts are they won't be thick enough to shade out the winter plot of purple tops, clover, sugar beets and cereal grains. Then come spring I will plant buckwheat to help with the soil

I want to plant beets but they wont grow well on my land, I have a 50 pound sack of mixed seed (khale,clover, etc) then a 50 pond sack of field peas, supposed to rain tomorrow and friday so ill plant today hoping the weather girl is correct

 

[Lee7588]

For what I'm planting in need soil temps to be 65 on the over night for them to grow.

 

[rem_fan]

May be my issues with temp, it's still mid 70s to mid 80s here, the grains and peas will grow this time of year but others like beets and turnip wither before the get 2 or three inches tall

 

[Lee7588]

Where are you planting

 

[rem_fan]

I live between Gainesville and st. Augustine. I own a 20 acre tree farm i bought 4 years ago. The ground here is mostly sand i had to add15 yards of topsoil/manure mix 3 years ago to hold nutrients for the plants to grow in that food plot area i believe the zone is 8a

 

[Lee7588]

Try grain rye, it is different than what some people put in their yard to keep it green in the winter. And in the spring try running a cover crop aka green manure. What kind of trees are you growning

 

[rem_fan]

Try grain rye, it is different than what some people put in their yard to keep it green in the winter. And in the spring try running a cover crop aka green manure. What kind of trees are you growning

I bought 50 pounds of perennial rye last year and planted it grew once and never came back, I planted 50 pounds of pensacola bahia as well, only some of that grew, im assuming bad or wrong seed. Pines with oak right now, next spring will be 400 +/- chestnuts (10 acres) i have 30 pounds of crimson clover ordered and will plant that next spring after the freeze goes away. People dont realize the winter brings 20° +/- temps here in north florida

 

[Lee7588]

I have found the best way to cover the seed is drag a piece of chain link fence with a 4x4 on the back end. The perennial rye once it gets warm it dies, look for a grain rye. Try Hancock seed in Dade City. Are going to grow Dunstan chestnuts, looked at planting a few on my Georgia property. My wife owned a landscape and lawn maintenance company for 35 years, I was part of it for about 18 years

 

[rem_fan]

I do have and use a drag, 2 4x4s 4 feet long/wide spread by 5 feet of chain link, I add 2 cinder blocks for a little weight and it works well. The chestnuts are rare in florida because of disease years ago and my son will have a legacy for future as this place will be his one day. I will look into Hancock

 

[Lee7588]

I do have and use a drag, 2 4x4s 4 feet long/wide spread by 5 feet of chain link, I add 2 cinder blocks for a little weight and it works well. The chestnuts are rare in florida because of disease years ago and my son will have a legacy for future as this place will be his one day. I will look into Hancock

Look up Chestnut Hill for chestnut trees

 

[rem_fan]

Will do and thank you

I have found the best way to cover the seed is drag a piece of chain link fence with a 4x4 on the back end. The perennial rye once it gets warm it dies, look for a grain rye. Try Hancock seed in Dade City. Are going to grow Dunstan chestnuts, looked at planting a few on my Georgia property. My wife owned a landscape and lawn maintenance company for 35 years, I was part of it for about 18 years

This is what I am planting today, opinions?

 

[Lee7588]

I might be a good idea to put a piece of fence around a 3x3 area after you plant it . To keep the deer from mowing it down as soon as it comes up, that way you know what your seed is supposed to be doing

 

[rem_fan]

Yup, I always do. I built a cage last year just for that purpose. What is your opinion on the seed choices lee

 

[Lee7588]

I would go to the website and look to see if there is a night time soil temps recommendation. If this cold front gets the temps down you should be good.

 

[rem_fan]

I would go to the website and look to see if there is a night time soil temps recommendation. If this cold front gets the temps down you should be good.

Will look again, according to my research this zone is 8a/9 and temps are in the mid 60s at night here currently. The seeds are supposed to be planted late September through mid october and its Supposed to rain here Wednesday through Monday if the weather lady is correct, im thinking it's a perfect time to plant

 

[Lee7588]

Rain will be a part of it. I can see the iron clays I planted but it hasn't rained here in about a month they are very small. One of my plots the deer have wiped them out already

 

[rem_fan]

Rain will be a part of it. I can see the iron clays I planted but it hasn't rained here in about a month they are very small. One of my plots the deer have wiped them out already

I hope not all wiped, Hopefully you have enough growing

 

[Lee7588]

Me too but my winter plots hopefully will be going in soon

 

[rem_fan]

Me too but my winter plots hopefully will be going in soon

Ground temperature here according to UF is 71° day/night average as of today, with that cold front coming and the supposed rain the planting should go well. I cultivated the dirt 3 times making the bed about 6 inches deep the seeded and covered them. Ill add a 10-10-10 fertilizer after I see sprouts, crossing my fingers

 

[Lee7588]

Ground temperature here according to UF is 71° day/night average as of today, with that cold front coming and the supposed rain the planting should go well. I cultivated the dirt 3 times making the bed about 6 inches deep the seeded and covered them. Ill add a 10-10-10 fertilizer after I see sprouts, crossing my fingers

I'm hoping your Fields are green and the deer are plentiful. Sounds like you're pretty well set up. If I was going to be here in Georgia next week, I'd probably get my seed in the ground also, but I think I'm going to have to wait a couple of weeks

 

[rem_fan]

I appreciate your comment. Had 3 hours of good rain last night after planting then a sunny and partly cloudy morning for a temp of 73°. the soaking then a warm morning should Kickstart germination. Supposed to have rain tonight starting around 8pm then rain for 4 days, hopefully the weather girl is accurate and I made a wise decision planting

 

[Lee7588]

I appreciate your comment. Had 3 hours of good rain last night after planting then a sunny and partly cloudy morning for a temp of 73°. the soaking then a warm morning should Kickstart germination. Supposed to have rain tonight starting around 8pm then rain for 4 days, hopefully the weather girl is accurate and I made a wise decision planting

It sounds like you're set. I think I'm going back to Georgia in about 2 weeks. The plant a couple hundred lb of seed myself. I have to wait until I can see some rain in the forecast. For your spring plot look at soybeans or iron clay peas. Both are high in protein with will bulk up your deer. And if you have a place that you are willing to sacrifice away from trees. Get a bag of water softener salt with the blue label not the yellow label. Dig a shallow hole and dump the salt in. The salt will give the deer minerals and will act as an attractant.

 

[Lee7588]

Here is a link for the soybeans and they also offer iron clays. This is where I get mine.

https://hancockseed.com/products/buckbeans

 

[rem_fan]

It sounds like you're set. I think I'm going back to Georgia in about 2 weeks. The plant a couple hundred lb of seed myself. I have to wait until I can see some rain in the forecast. For your spring plot look at soybeans or iron clay peas. Both are high in protein with will bulk up your deer. And if you have a place that you are willing to sacrifice away from trees. Get a bag of water softener salt with the blue label not the yellow label. Dig a shallow hole and dump the salt in. The salt will give the deer minerals and will act as an attractant.

I have a mineral pile about 60 yards away from the food plot and corn feeder, the lady at the feed store gives me a 20 pound sack every once in a while because I buy feed from her and have been for 3 years, I have a sack of soy ill plant after I plant the crimson clover but ill look into your link

 

[rem_fan]

It sounds like you're set. I think I'm going back to Georgia in about 2 weeks. The plant a couple hundred lb of seed myself. I have to wait until I can see some rain in the forecast. For your spring plot look at soybeans or iron clay peas. Both are high in protein with will bulk up your deer. And if you have a place that you are willing to sacrifice away from trees. Get a bag of water softener salt with the blue label not the yellow label. Dig a shallow hole and dump the salt in. The salt will give the deer minerals and will act as an attractant.

Not quite a week and the plot is sprouting

 

[Lee7588]

Oh yeah. That is what you want to see. Next you want to see a deer like this in the plot eating when you are there hunting

 

[rem_fan]

Oh yeah. That is what you want to see. Next you want to see a deer like this in the plot eating when you are there hunting

I have not seen any deer as big as yours here where I live, been waiting for this deer depicted from my cameras hoping my son get him I've been watching for him for couple years however he's wrnt nocturnal

 

[Lee7588]

He is nice. That wasn't my deer. I had that deer come in on me while climbing up a ladder. He stood in front of me for about 5 mins and I finished climbing to my seat. As he stood at 60 yards broadside with shrubs in the way of my shoot. That was Illinois, that guy killed him 2 days after I left, he is another buddy of my friend that I hunt with. I wish I took him, he is a stud