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Post by cspot on Feb 22, 2019 18:48:50 GMT -5
Good thing I did a soil test. Turns out that I don't need to add anything. Looks like I might have overdone the phosphorus and potassium a bit with the fertilizer a little last year. LOL. At least I don't need to spread anything this year other than to frost-seed the clover. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by Dutch on Feb 22, 2019 21:25:22 GMT -5
It takes a long time for that phosphorus to come down, trust me. 10-20-20 got me there years ago
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Post by cspot on Feb 23, 2019 15:29:11 GMT -5
Well I got both plots frost-seeded today before the rain got too bad. Hopefully it works out better this year than the previous 2 years. My plan is to keep mowing and probably June or July I am going to hit with Imox to try and kill alot of the other stuff. Alot of the stumps are starting to rot, but still got another year or 2 before I could even think about tilling. The 1st plot has a decent amount of clover in some spots. I put down Ladino clover and put it on pretty heavy. These plots are probably around 1/3 acre each and I put 6lb on each. I also had some crimson annual clover left from last fall so I put a couple of pound of it in each plot as well. I wasn't planning on planting it again and I figure it may help give the ladino some cover. It will die out this summer anyway. If this doesn't work this year, I am just going to photoshop a food plot in these pics and be done. > Really hope it works this year as I have put more time and money into these food plots the last 2-3 years than any other plot I have done only to have them not do much. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by Dutch on Feb 23, 2019 19:17:40 GMT -5
Are you going to give them a shot of urea after they come up? And I'm assuming the seed had innoculant?
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Post by cspot on Feb 23, 2019 19:19:47 GMT -5
Are you going to give them a shot of urea after they come up? And I'm assuming the seed had innoculant? Yes the seed was inoculated. I don't think it is necessary to give clover any Nitrogen?
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Post by Dutch on Feb 23, 2019 19:24:13 GMT -5
Nitrogen helps it get going until it can produce it's own. That said, I like cranking some on in September, does it good
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Post by cspot on Feb 23, 2019 19:25:00 GMT -5
Nitrogen helps it get going until it can produce it's own. That said, I like cranking some on in September, does it good I may give it a dose. How much do you put on per acre?
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Post by Dutch on Feb 23, 2019 19:26:29 GMT -5
I would say 50 lbs. Just enough to give it a boost
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Post by cspot on Mar 23, 2019 20:13:02 GMT -5
Well, I finally bought a brush hog. Been looking for used and just didn't find what I was looking for, so I bought a new one. I liked this King Kutter as I can easily adjust the height of the back wheels, so I can use it around the cabin as well as out in the food plots and trails. It also doesn't stick back as far as some of the others so it should be easier to maneuver in tight quarters. I picked up a small box blade for it a couple of weeks ago that was a good deal, so that I can maintain our driveway at camp. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by cspot on Mar 31, 2019 17:01:29 GMT -5
My son and I made the trip down the camp this weekend to do a little turkey scouting since youth season down there is only 2 weeks away. Heard quite a few birds on Saturday morning, but not much this morning. I am sure the rainy, windy morning today didn't help. Got alot of stuff starting to sprout in the plots. It just popped thru the ground so can't tell for sure what is clover and what is weeds. Also got the first outside fire of the year in on Saturday evening with the warm weather. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by redarrow on Mar 31, 2019 17:17:59 GMT -5
Have you ever tried running a landscape rake over the plot before seeding it? I might plant one of my gas well locations with clover but it's too rocky to till. It nearly shook the tractor apart when I tried a small patch last year. The rake would expose some soil if I do it early in the year and when the ground is a little wet. I have an older 5' KK finish mower that my brother used to mow the location with last week. The grass and weeds were pretty thick
Love to see the progress you're making Cspot. Getting the kids involved is doing a great thing for them and everybody else. thumbsup
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Post by cspot on Mar 31, 2019 17:22:25 GMT -5
Have you ever tried running a landscape rake over the plot before seeding it? I might plant one of my gas well locations with clover but it's too rocky to till. It nearly shook the tractor apart when I tried a small patch last year. The rake would expose some soil if I do it early in the year and when the ground is a little wet. I have an older 5' KK finish mower that my brother used to mow the location with last week. The grass and weeds were pretty thick Love to see the progress you're making Cspot. Getting the kids involved is doing a great thing for them and everybody else. thumbsup Too many stumps in these plots for a rake. Hoping in a few years that I can run a tiller thru them. An equipment place down there has a track stump grinder that is like $250 per day. May try it next winter.
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Post by Dutch on Mar 31, 2019 18:20:32 GMT -5
They used to say if you drilled holes in a stump, then filled the holes with Saltpeter, it would rot the stump faster
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Post by redarrow on Apr 2, 2019 6:05:27 GMT -5
If the stump aren't too big it's pretty easy to pop them out with a small backhoe.
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Post by Dutch on Apr 2, 2019 12:48:11 GMT -5
They also burn stumps, takes a few days.
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Post by redarrow on Apr 2, 2019 14:47:26 GMT -5
I have a stump I have been trying to burn out for three years-but then again, it about 30" in diameter. I should have had a stump grinder chew it out, but I must have a bit of a stubborn streak that has me determined to keep after it.
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Post by CoureurDeBois on Apr 2, 2019 15:22:15 GMT -5
If your going to burn a stump out, you need to dig round it some. That way the fire can get in under the stump. Just building a fire on top of it doesn't work, ashes cover the stump , insulating it from the heat.No matter how you do it, it takes some back work, unless you're using hydraulics.
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Post by davet on Apr 2, 2019 15:39:36 GMT -5
There is a piece of land not far from me. About 100 acres. It's been for sale for about ten years now and they are still asking something like $1.1-million for it. The land was at one time a christmas tree farm. In fact, when my kids were all little we would go there and chop one down for like $20-$30.
But now all those pine trees are 30 feet or better tall. And the land is covered with them. So.....someone's gonna pay $1-mil for the land......and then have to remove 700 or so big pine trees with big pine stumps.
I'm thinkin not so much.
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Post by cspot on Apr 2, 2019 15:43:56 GMT -5
I want to rent something like this. I cut the stumps off pretty low to the ground so I shouldn't have much to grind off. I probably have about 30 stumps or better to do though.
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Post by Dutch on Apr 2, 2019 16:16:22 GMT -5
There is a piece of land not far from me. About 100 acres. It's been for sale for about ten years now and they are still asking something like $1.1-million for it. The land was at one time a christmas tree farm. In fact, when my kids were all little we would go there and chop one down for like $20-$30. But now all those pine trees are 30 feet or better tall. And the land is covered with them. So.....someone's gonna pay $1-mil for the land......and then have to remove 700 or so big pine trees with big pine stumps. I'm thinkin not so much. Dave, I've seen them bring in huge grinders, push trees over with a dozer, then use a tracking hoe to load them in the grinder. Amazing process, if they want to clear a piece of land.
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Post by cspot on Apr 15, 2019 20:36:20 GMT -5
Ok. A little update on the plots from this past weekend. WOuld have posted soon, but had a little fire in the Kubota on Saturday night when unloading it. Wiring harness shorted out. Melted some wires, but no other damage done. Been rewiring it and just about have it done. Anyway this is the first plot. The clover last year didn't take at all in this. It is getting a greenish cast to it and there is clover coming up. Some of it is still hard to tell if weeds or clover, but some of it is definately clover. I have alot of weeds but I expected it. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr This is the other plot. The major green areas are spots where the clover did take last year and those spots look pretty well. The other areas has clover coming up in it. Not sure when I will spray these plots. A little leary of doing it until the clover gets established, so I may mow a time or two first. Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr Untitled by cspot12, on Flickr
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Post by longbeard2372 on Apr 19, 2019 11:42:29 GMT -5
What do you spray your cloverwith and where do you get it?
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Post by cspot on Apr 19, 2019 15:15:54 GMT -5
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Post by cspot on Apr 19, 2019 15:21:29 GMT -5
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Post by redarrow on Apr 21, 2019 5:45:21 GMT -5
I have a Yanmar tiller that looks a lot like it. It gets some heavy use this time of year.
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