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Actually, I am thinking my rye/oats being a foot high at this point in the spring is not bad. How tall should it be at termination time? We have rain predicted next week and hopefully the good Lord will give us moisture. I do understand that soil building is a long term commitment. Hoping for...

My thread started with a concern that the cereal rye and oats I planted in the fall would not grow to a satisfactory height to provide a decent mat for the regenerative process to work. End of March, we are in a severe drought in my area of Louisiana, and look where my plot is. I do not have a...

Buckwheat grow in hot Louisiana climate?

Yes sir. I appreciate all the advice. I am still looking for the answer”What should I plant as a summer mix?” What will grow in Louisiana? Priority 1 would be building my soil and priority 2 would be having some of the plants in the mix be vegetation deer like to graze in the summer months. I...

I have noticed radish mentioned in a few summer mixes. What is it that radish does for the soil?

Looks like I’m gonna need to figure out how to squeeze the funds from our “poor budget” to get the plots lime.

Deer and hogs. The hogs do not root it but they do graze on it.

Soil tests say I need 2 tons of lime per acre. PH in the lower 5s.

This is one of my cereal rye/oat food plots.

Thank you for the reply. Actually I do have a good cultipacker and will use it to roll over my summer plot after broadcasting. I also intend to add crimson clover to next fall’s WR,Oats,&Winter Wheat mix. Questions: Are you suggesting I need to lime my low ph, sandy plots even how I do not...

I am attempting to start regenerative food plotting. Planted oats and cereal rye in late October. Central LA poor sandy hill land. Got a great stand. The problem I experienced last year and expect again is that the spring growth of cereal rye does not grow very tall nor does it get to the seed...