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Best food plot seed to plant this weekend
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:32 pm
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:32 pm
I know, I'm late as usual. I need some advice on what to plant this time of year. This will be my first food plot, always used feeder but I'm tired of them getting stolen. The land is East Texas piney woods.
Thanks for any advice guys.
Thanks for any advice guys.
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Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:33 pm to TexasTiger01
quote:It's not late yet is it? We don't plant until beginning to mid Sept
I know, I'm late as usual
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:35 pm to ForeverLSU02
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It's not late yet is it? We don't plant until beginning to mid Sept
I just assumed I was late... Really not sure..
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:36 pm to TexasTiger01
Your not late
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:37 pm to TexasTiger01
We plant late Sept or early Oct. doesn't do much for bow plots but they rather acorns anyway.
This post was edited on 8/27/15 at 2:59 pm
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:37 pm to TexasTiger01
We've tried them all at our place in SW Mississippi. Buck Busters works great, we usually plant after Labor Day.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:40 pm to TexasTiger01
hello fellow neighbor. Man we do a lot of food plots and the best way to maximize your results is to do a soil test. we dont plant till mid-late september so you still have time. soil tests have really increased our production. you might as well piss in the wind if you plant the wrong stuff. i believe there are kits you can order now and mail off. also we have many diff soil types on our lease so just bc one thing works for your neighbor does not mean that it will work for you. if that isn't and option just figure your soil the best you can and match it up with a product at academy or bass pro and hope for the best. depending on ur prep and available implements might hinder the size of your plot. maybe do a small test plot wt diff seed so you dont waste a ton of money on a large one that doesn't produce.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:44 pm to slinger1317
quote:Trying this for the first time this year. Also bought some clover, chicory and turnips to mix in.
Buck Busters works great,
Posted on 8/27/15 at 1:52 pm to FelicianaTigerfan
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We plant late Sept or early Nov.
Why not early Oct.?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:08 pm to Nascar Fan
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:15 pm to ForeverLSU02
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Trying this for the first time this year. Also bought some clover, chicory and turnips to mix in.
That's a nice mix. I'm thinking about trying the layering method mentioned on this website: Layered Food Plots
1. The recommended amounts of seed is 50#s of oats, and 50-100#s of AWP.
2. The recommended seed amount for your 2nd layer is 100#s per acre of rye, broadcasted 2 weeks after the initial layered food plot planting.
3. The recommended seed amount for the final layer on your plot is another 100#s of rye, planted approximately 4-5 weeks following the initial oat and pea planting.
Anyone have experience with this method?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:19 pm to TexasTiger01
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I'm late as usual.
I'm in East Texas too, I havent mowed mine yet, much less thought about planting them. We need rain before I would even bother with it.
I think our biologist has a recommendation written up he gives to our clubs, I will ask him for it tomorrow.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:25 pm to LoneStarTiger
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I think our biologist has a recommendation written up he gives to our clubs, I will ask him for it tomorrow.
That would be awesome thanks!! looking into soil sampling also.
The layered plot seems pretty cool, I was already thinking peas and oats, so it kinda meshes with what I was already planning.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 2:31 pm to TexasTiger01
quote:
looking into soil sampling also.
you can send a quart freezer bag full of soil to SFA and they can send you a report.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 3:01 pm to Nascar Fan
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Why not early Oct.?
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:19 pm to TexasTiger01
Way too early to plant. Need some rain to get moisture in the soil. We usually don't plant until the first weekend in October.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 4:49 pm to TexasTiger01
I don't know about Texas but my cut off date for what I plant, which is rye grass and clover, is September 20. That's the date I always have my fields planted by. If you go any earlier it increases your chances of getting your field taken out by army worms. Only takes one night. You can plow the fields a few days before or a week or two before. I find the seed germinates best if the soil has dried out before the seed hits the ground, but you have to time it to where it rains within a day or two after the seed hits the ground. I have found if you plow the field then immediately plant the seed the wet soil makes the seed germinate to quickly, and you don't get as high quality grass. I know that may not be explained very well, if you need further clarification just ask.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:11 pm to Murtown
We plant wheat and oats that's it. Or fields get destroyed by large number of deer, and look like a putting green in Dec
Posted on 8/27/15 at 8:36 pm to Easternrio
quote:and I also add rape or kale. Turkeys and deer seem to love kale where I hunt.
wheat and oats
I've never gotten a soil sample, but always add a lot of lime (4-500# per acre) and at least 200# per acre of triple 13. A couple of weeks after it comes up, hit it with ammonium nitrate fertilizer.
Deer keep it mowed down. Good luck.
Posted on 8/27/15 at 9:05 pm to TexasTiger01
Austrian winter peas...I plant them every year and I rarely see them get mentioned. They are a legume of course. I plant them alone and they get thick viney. Deer love them. Anyone planted them exclusively?
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