alleyyooper
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I planted my first food plots last fall. Being there are soybeans corn planted in all the farm fields around me I do not believe the deer or turkeys in the area really need the plots to make it thru the winter.
But I decided I wanted the food plots where they could fill up and not have to hurry to the crop fields to feed, spend more time in the bedding areas.
Was a bit late for planting last year in this area as frost was soon to come. I used the tines on my box blade to work up the soil in a couple different areas one about 200'x 75' feet wide, a logging road thru my woods and a small guessing 75' x 50'.
I spread the seeds with a small scotts hand seeder I use around the place to fertlize the flower beds and spread mole be gone.
Draged a old tractor tire once the seed was down, need a roller to do a better job.
The logging road seed had just got started when the leaves started falling and seemed smother the start, then went no where.
I think that would have been better if it had a earlier start.
The big plot did well as it had been a farm field and the Previous owner had me plow them a garden there in all day full sun.
but still it seemed as if the part I had plowed grew better than the other half.
The spot that did the best was the 75'x50' area, man that grew well and was solid sod when I went in there with the box blade and tore it up to plant.
So July 2020 I start walking thru the planted areas of last year. Decide I will run the brush hog over the over growing areas and see what I have left.
Two areas of last year is really thick with clover. I decided to just go with the clover growing there so thick and lush.
The other areas other than the logging roads I ran the tiller thru plus a new area on the south side of the pond, very dry when I brush hogged it. During the tilling was very wet and stopped me from doing the whole brush hogged area.
With afternoon rain in the forcast yesterday afternoon I spread the seed with the idea the rain would make better ground contact.
No rain so today will use the old tractor tire to cover the seeds.
Al
But I decided I wanted the food plots where they could fill up and not have to hurry to the crop fields to feed, spend more time in the bedding areas.
Was a bit late for planting last year in this area as frost was soon to come. I used the tines on my box blade to work up the soil in a couple different areas one about 200'x 75' feet wide, a logging road thru my woods and a small guessing 75' x 50'.
I spread the seeds with a small scotts hand seeder I use around the place to fertlize the flower beds and spread mole be gone.
Draged a old tractor tire once the seed was down, need a roller to do a better job.
The logging road seed had just got started when the leaves started falling and seemed smother the start, then went no where.
I think that would have been better if it had a earlier start.
The big plot did well as it had been a farm field and the Previous owner had me plow them a garden there in all day full sun.
but still it seemed as if the part I had plowed grew better than the other half.
The spot that did the best was the 75'x50' area, man that grew well and was solid sod when I went in there with the box blade and tore it up to plant.
So July 2020 I start walking thru the planted areas of last year. Decide I will run the brush hog over the over growing areas and see what I have left.
Two areas of last year is really thick with clover. I decided to just go with the clover growing there so thick and lush.
The other areas other than the logging roads I ran the tiller thru plus a new area on the south side of the pond, very dry when I brush hogged it. During the tilling was very wet and stopped me from doing the whole brush hogged area.
With afternoon rain in the forcast yesterday afternoon I spread the seed with the idea the rain would make better ground contact.
No rain so today will use the old tractor tire to cover the seeds.
Al
