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Food Plot Discussion
T-ROY:
moisture is going to be a big issue no water, is there some thing i can plant that will grow in the spring basically die off in the summer from heat and come back in the fall kinda like my yard. are you guy working your ground like an ag field or just skuffing up the top couple of inches seeding and packing it
Wsucoug:
Been doing food ploting in the same area for years now. I would say your not necessarily food plotting, but more conserving soil moisture. There is no summer rains in our area and fall rains are borderline the same as a fall snow storm. Getting tonnage is not an easy thing to do.
If you are bent on planting this season, your only real option is winter rye *aka cereal rye, rye grain. You can get it at landmark seed in airway heights. Winter rye is a prolific germinator, and grows at lower temps than ANY other seeds. This is important because at lot of time there is no moisture till its cold. I would say your not really going to feed the deer in this instance; however, you may be able to influence their travel patters to get some action.
As for planting methods. I would kill all weeds and keep them dead with some roundup. When the forecast calls for 70% or better rain for multiple days in a row, broadcast the seed, and drag it in with an atv. If you have a drill even better. The key is to get some seed to soil contact. YOU have to have the moisture coming, and it best to plant while its raining on you, so you know its actually going to rain. YOu can plant pretty much Mid Aug to end of September with this method.
If you want to move to a spring plot next year there are different mixes and timing for that and i can advise on that when you are ready.
Wsucoug:
--- Quote from: T-ROY on June 06, 2019, 08:19:16 AM ---moisture is going to be a big issue no water, is there some thing i can plant that will grow in the spring basically die off in the summer from heat and come back in the fall kinda like my yard. are you guy working your ground like an ag field or just skuffing up the top couple of inches seeding and packing it
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That plant is clover. Its pretty much the M.O. of the species.
nwwanderer:
Yes, planted this spring, a little late for my taste. It was a patch of knapweed sprayed out with that nasty glyphosate and planted with a press drill, 7 inch spacing. An acre or so.
T-ROY:
thanks for all the input, i think i will try some oats about labor day and maybe throw some winter peas in also just to see what happens and then frost seed some clover and alfalfa in feburaury right after duck season closes. gonna be fun to experiment, and it not real big so it wont cost me an arm and leg. i think i might even get a soil test. the power lines run north and south so most of it will get some sun during the day.
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