what is a low maintenance crop?

[LeviD1]

Do deer feed in your clover daily? And the turnips and parsnips are they the same deal just rough up the dirt and doesnt need supplemental water? Thanks for all the replies btw.

[Bean Counter]

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[grundy53]

Tagging also

[oldleclercrd]

The deer hit the clover daily up until the first freeze... When the clover couldn't keep up to the pressure. If possible throw out some brassica variety which are bitter until that first frost then become sweet. Just remember, greens during high pressure days and grain varieties during cold cold temps so plant according to your planned hunts.

[LeviD1]

Any of the experienced food plotters have any recommendations on equipment needed. I've been looking at tow behind stuff for the atv. Theres so many options and ide prefer not to waste money on something that doesnt work as well as another option. The soil I have is pretty hard and the plot is going to go where I have a bunch of little 10-12 ft pines growing. I was thinking cutting out all my pines and leaving the very few furs and such standing to let grow then going through with a backhoe to remove all the stumps and skim all the other crap growing off the surface. I was looking at disc plows? Im open to all suggestions. Preferably keeping it on less expensive equipment as I dont want to spend thousands but still get quality equipment that will last. Thanks again everyone! Im excited for the spring!

[bearpaw]

If you can get an old piece of harrow from a farmer to pull behind your atv that is all you need to break the soil enough to plant clover and oats.

[Skillet]

If you can't get a section of harrow, in a pinch you can drag a section of chain link fence with cinder blocks on it for weight. 

[Jingles]

With clover, turnips, parsnips and rutabagas you just need to get the surface scratched up  although with the root crops best to have about 6 inches of loose loamy soil.  As Bearpaw said for the clover just get part of an old springtooth harrow to drag behind the ATV, should be able to get around most of the trees  Start early in the spring before the ground gets to hard and you should be able to get a pretty good depth. Or find a single section of a disc unit

You'd be surprised how turnips draw in the deer 

[LeviD1]

With clover, turnips, parsnips and rutabagas you just need to get the surface scratched up  although with the root crops best to have about 6 inches of loose loamy soil.  As Bearpaw said for the clover just get part of an old springtooth harrow to drag behind the ATV, should be able to get around most of the trees  Start early in the spring before the ground gets to hard and you should be able to get a pretty good depth. Or find a single section of a disc unit

You'd be surprised how turnips draw in the deer

With those crops when would I plant those. Like most gardening things after its done frosting in the spring?

[Ridgeratt]

If you can't get a section of harrow, in a pinch you can drag a section of chain link fence with cinder blocks on it for weight.

   Someone who is able to think outside the box!!!

[lokidog]

Any of the experienced food plotters have any recommendations on equipment needed. I've been looking at tow behind stuff for the atv. Theres so many options and ide prefer not to waste money on something that doesnt work as well as another option. The soil I have is pretty hard and the plot is going to go where I have a bunch of little 10-12 ft pines growing. I was thinking cutting out all my pines and leaving the very few furs and such standing to let grow then going through with a backhoe to remove all the stumps and skim all the other crap growing off the surface. I was looking at disc plows? Im open to all suggestions. Preferably keeping it on less expensive equipment as I dont want to spend thousands but still get quality equipment that will last. Thanks again everyone! Im excited for the spring!

If the pines are ponderosa, I would probably leave those before the firs as I think they provide food for the turkeys with their cones.   

Another thing is to maybe rent/borrow something for this year to try out and see if it works for your application, before buying.

[LeviD1]

They are pretty much all black pine in that patch. The rest of my land has good variety thats what I want to put it there cause I dont care for black pine much.

[LeviD1]

With clover, turnips, parsnips and rutabagas you just need to get the surface scratched up  although with the root crops best to have about 6 inches of loose loamy soil.  As Bearpaw said for the clover just get part of an old springtooth harrow to drag behind the ATV, should be able to get around most of the trees  Start early in the spring before the ground gets to hard and you should be able to get a pretty good depth. Or find a single section of a disc unit

You'd be surprised how turnips draw in the deer

Also do you order these in bulk online? Or does anyone know of a place around spokane.

[Ridgeratt]

http://www.spokaneseed.com/

You can buy clover from most any farm store also.

[jasnt]

I use whitetail institutes imperial whitetail clover. There extreme works very well in our area and is a year round mix. The clover seems to attract better both deer and turkey. But it takes alot of nitrogen and also lime. Most the soils in our area are 5.5-5.7   clover prefer 6.5-7.2   dolomite lime works well to fix it. I use the clover which comes back every year but I also plant tall tine tubulars for winter forage. They love those when the snow hits the ground.