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Post by cspot on Aug 8, 2015 14:51:34 GMT -5
Ok. Got the plots planted today. I will try and get some pics about every week or 2. Supposed to rain Monday and I hope it does as ground is pretty dry. Here is the plot that I planted Ambush. Ground isn't great here, but I have been putting a food plot here for several years and it is getting better. First pic is my son dragging the seed in.   Here is the one that I did the Pure Attraction. This gasline was built last year and planted last fall by gas company. Not very much topsoil on it, but we will see how it does.  |
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Post by bushmaster on Aug 8, 2015 15:02:22 GMT -5
Cool! Hope it comes in nice.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 8, 2015 16:01:29 GMT -5
Nice!! Looks like some well thought out plots there for sure!!  Look forward to future pics on how things are progressing. |
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Post by Dutch on Aug 9, 2015 18:25:58 GMT -5
U need to give up construction and take up farming. Lol
Looks great!
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Post by cspot on Aug 18, 2015 21:01:06 GMT -5
Thankfully we finally got rain late last night/early this morning. I think it was enough that it should germinate now and their is some more rain in the forecast as well. Man was it getting really dry around here.
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Post by Dutch on Aug 19, 2015 5:24:51 GMT -5
My plots upstate got some much needed rain last nite. They got some last week, and I hope they germinated then. Will check them this weekend.
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Post by cspot on Aug 22, 2015 15:42:34 GMT -5
In the Pure attraction plot the oast are coming up and can see alot of little stuff popping thru the ground.   The ambush plot is just starting to pop thru the ground and there wasn't much to take a picture of. Looks like it will be fine by the amount of small stuff I see popping thru. |
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Post by Dutch on Aug 22, 2015 16:02:08 GMT -5
Maybe in late September, give them a shot of urea?
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Post by cspot on Aug 22, 2015 16:24:15 GMT -5
Maybe in late September, give them a shot of urea? Yes if I get time, I plan on give them a shot in a few weeks. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 22, 2015 18:10:12 GMT -5
Looking promising cspot!! |
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Post by cspot on Aug 30, 2015 18:36:30 GMT -5
Ok. Got a little bit of rain this morning, but we could use some more. These pics are 3 weeks worth. The slow growth with this dry weather has me worried that they are going to make much for this fall, but we shall see. The first pics are of the pure attraction. We also put a blind along the lower edge and a treestand on the upper edge so we should be good for about any wind.    The last pic is of the ambush plot. It has germinated well, but it isn't up as high as the pure attraction. It gets more late day sun than the other plot so that might be part of it.  |
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Post by Dutch on Aug 30, 2015 19:15:20 GMT -5
Rain is gonna do them good. Mine upstate are not doing well due to dry weather.
Saw they got some rain there today.
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Post by bawanajim on Aug 31, 2015 11:27:07 GMT -5
Do you guys lime these plots at all?
A really easy way to tell if your plot would benefit from line is is to take a half a coffee can or so of lime and spread it over a sq yard area in the middle of your plot, cover the ground so its looks white, it will help if you till it in but its not necessary, you will see noticeable difference in growth and a deep green color if your ground needs some.
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Post by Dutch on Aug 31, 2015 12:13:02 GMT -5
I buy lime at a local farm supply store, in bulk. The load it on my trailer, and I spread it by shovel over my plot.
Half acre, and 1500 lbs takes about 45 minutes to an hour to do. Pretty easy.
Cspot has kids, which would make it go faster...... or mebbe not?
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Post by bawanajim on Aug 31, 2015 12:31:24 GMT -5
I use the pelletized lime as a ballast when broadcasting small seeds like turnips or clovers.
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Post by Dutch on Aug 31, 2015 14:22:37 GMT -5
I'm guessing the pipeline plot above was limed and seeded by the pipeline company, but maybe not as good as it should have been.
I still think it's the dry weather. Even without lime, it will germinate, but do poorly.
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Post by cspot on Aug 31, 2015 16:01:32 GMT -5
Dry weather is the main cause for slow growth. The gasline did lime some when they planted. The other plot was limed heavy last year, so it should be pretty good. The plot has always done well in the past.
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Post by Dutch on Aug 31, 2015 17:04:18 GMT -5
The beans I planted this year, didn't get rain for a while after planting. Came in "thin". Once the rain started back up, they did very well.
My very first clover plot, planted in 1991, had no rain on it from Memorial Day until mid July. Once the rain started, it grew like crazy.
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Post by cspot on Sept 10, 2015 18:49:08 GMT -5
Got a lot of rain between last night and this morning. Plots look better already. Bought some urea tonight and will put on fri evening since they are calling for rain on Saturday
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Post by Dutch on Sept 10, 2015 19:05:51 GMT -5
Take pics!!!!
My brassica upstate is pathetic, but then, I had no equipment to disc at the time and just spread it on the ground, after spraying the plot with Roundup.
Gave it a shot of urea last weekend. Hoping the rain and urea help it along.
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Post by cspot on Sept 11, 2015 17:09:02 GMT -5
Ok. Put some Urea on both plots tonight as they are calling for rain tonight and tomorrow. I hope that kicks them into high gear. They have been planted for about a month so the root system should be good and they they should be ready to take off. A couple of nights ago I put some seed in some of the light areas as well. The first 2 pics are of the Pure Attraction Plot.   Here is the ambush plot. Not as high as the other but doing better.  P.S. The log looking thing on the left of the plot is an old woood retaining wall I took out that was about 3' high. I layed it there to act as a blocker. The deer come out of the corner where the camera is and tend to feed along the lower edge. The result is they never get broadside and end up right at the blind which isn't good for archery. The blocker will make them turn at about 15 yards and give us a broadside shot. I have used a disc in the past for the same purpose. Works like a charm. |
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Post by bushmaster on Sept 11, 2015 19:00:38 GMT -5
Looks good! My turnips are doing pretty good. I'm hoping the recent rains kick them into high gear as well. I also through in a some oats and Sunflower. I'll take some pics on Sunday.
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Post by bushmaster on Sept 13, 2015 19:27:55 GMT -5
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Post by cspot on Sept 13, 2015 19:42:51 GMT -5
Looking good!
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Post by cspot on Sept 20, 2015 9:48:22 GMT -5
Ok. This is 6 weeks into it and to say the least it wasn't a good year for plots. They are growing good and getting some growth, but the deer are hammering them and preventing them from really exploding up. The drought came at a bad time and didn't allow them to get a good start before the deer hit them. Maybe with the acorns starting to drop it will help some, but I don't hold out alot of hope. I would guess that probably by the end of October there won't be much left. The main purposes of these plots are kill plots for bow season so they should serve their purpose. The urea definately helped as the plants have a nice dark green color to them compared to before. Ok here is the pure attraction.   And here is the ambush plot.   |
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