Recent content by ansayre

Thanks. I'll shoot for the next weekend. Hopefully there will be rain the week after next and /or the temperatures begin to be below 90.

I finished mowing Sunday and it was calling for rain Sunday night/Monday but then 10 days of dry, 90's so I held up. How many days of a soaking rain should I shoot for having the seed sitting there is killing me.

I finished mowing Sunday and it was calling for rain Sunday night/Monday but then 10 days of dry, 90's so I held up. How many days of a soaking rain should I shoot for having the seed sitting there is killing me.

outdoorstorm. I posted my thoughts on starting up a food plot after having a forestry mulcher work it over on the "building organic matter" thread. I would be very interested in hearing about your results.

when i started a couple of years ago i couldn't find a good post that covered my particular situation: The following is what I have distilled, in good measured from your replies yoderjac. Thanks for the suggestions! New Food Plot created with a Forestry Mulcher The goal is to get wildlife...

Yoderjac, Thanks! Very educational. What are you doing for maintenance. (Mowing, chemical burn, etc.)?

Good points. Nitrogen is not analyzed in soil analysis. It is either consumed or augmented (legumes) by plants. I gave my clover plot a shot of 6-24-24 by broadcast. The buckwheat immediately adjacent is more than 1 foot taller. So I think from the soil analysis get the P-K up to the indicated...

I agree with the above. I tried to use "advanced" mixes. Now I'm headed to just WR as a fall cover crop for white clover and BW as a spring cover crop with just mowing end of May, and mid-August. I think it will take several years until I can reasonably try something like brassicas. You need...

I want to spot spray. What would be the recommended concentration in 4 gal?

i just did my first bark graft two weeks ago and don't have any buds yet. how long does it typically take and by what point will it be assumed to be a failure

Thanks. The travel time was in addition to the cost per acre and I provided the seed. The drill time was about 3 hours. What is the name of the thread for the throw and mow process?

I didn't establish the price for drilling my two acres of food plots. I was sent an invoice for $650/Acre. This seems high for SE Ohio (Meig's county, OH). I paid since I didn't agree on a rate but I this is why I will convert to clover plot next year. What would you consider a standard rate?

I still need to bring up pH on my clover plots. Once the drought breaks can I add pelletized lime? If so how much at a time?

That isn't right. Once I convert to clover there won't be a spring gly burn: April 8th - mow ryw at ~ 12" May 1st - clethodim for grasses May 15th - broadcast 60# buckwheat (overseed into clover) August 1st - cultipack August 15th - broadcast 100# winter rye September 1st - soil test (every...

Thanks for the feedback! The idea was to kill weeds, I had an explosion of stilitgrass last year. Turns out that it isn't possible to get a seed drill into the plot. So the plan got thrown out of the window. I'm going to go with clover and overseed buckwheat (spring) and winter rye (fall) So...