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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 5:07 PM Last Edited By: Dragthor | ||
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My cousin and i planted a few small plots with Biologic 2 weeks ago and with all this rain they seem to be growing pretty good this is our first time planting any type of plot the pH was at 7, we roto tilled,put down the seed and rake it in then applied some fertilizer. Hopefully the deer like them 
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 5:08 PM Last Edited By: lifehog | ||
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 5:09 PM | ||
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Looking good, don't forget to sprayweed killer and mow it to keep the weeds to a nill... The deer will love it... __________________ Quote: Hunting is My Heart & Soul, Without it. I'm just a empty shell. |
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 5:46 PM Last Edited By: MikeP | ||
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Looks good.
Just be careful if you're going to use weed killer. Most weed killer found locally will kill the clover. You can get weedkiller to kill the gr [no swearing please] from wherever you buy seeds but I have stopped using weed killer and instead plant some type of bunchgr [no swearing please] like ryegr [no swearing please] with the clover. It seems to help control the weeds and doesn't overtake the plot. __________________ "Hunters across America must wake up to the awareness that they stand a good chance of losing their sport because of their own inaction and lassitude." Fred Bear 1975
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 5:49 PM | ||
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| Thats what i was looking into now to see if there was a good weed killer to use without killing the plot i also dont want the weeds to start growing real good and choke out the feed. | ||
| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 6:01 PM | ||
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keeping the weeds down should be the only hard work now... Good luck and Nice looking plots.... __________________ Quote: Hunting is My Heart & Soul, Without it. I'm just a empty shell. |
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 6:11 PM | ||
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| Looks good Rob, if you need any help huntin' over those plots be sure to let me know. | ||
| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 6:24 PM | ||
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Maybe one of the farmers knows of something that will kill your weeds but from looking at the pics, I wouldn't use any weed killer.
I would fence off a 2' x 2' area so the deer can't eat it and you'll be able to see how your plot is doing. Otherwise you'll think your clover isn't doing well and in reality the deer are eating down to nothing. __________________ "Hunters across America must wake up to the awareness that they stand a good chance of losing their sport because of their own inaction and lassitude." Fred Bear 1975
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 6:26 PM | ||
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Also get plotsaver, it works...It will help you plot to grow to a good higth before the deer eat it all. __________________ Quote: Hunting is My Heart & Soul, Without it. I'm just a empty shell. |
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 6:27 PM Last Edited By: MikeP | ||
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Be careful with the weed killer. __________________ "Hunters across America must wake up to the awareness that they stand a good chance of losing their sport because of their own inaction and lassitude." Fred Bear 1975
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 8:03 PM | ||
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Just a recommendation if you haven't done it yet. Take a small section like 1 square foot and enclose it with a mesh fence or something so the deer cannot eat it. It will be a good indication of how much the deer are eating. If the deer are mowing the field so to speak, your little enclosed area will be real high while the rest of the field is low in height.
David __________________ NJ... Where fun comes to die!
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 8:12 PM | ||
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I put down round up-ready soybeans for my early plots. You can spray them with round up once they get up and kill the weeds. I plant the biologic stuff in the fall. Just run a disc through the beans, not enough to bury them but enough to loosen the soil, then spread the biologic among the beans and run over with a lawn roller. The beans will still be able to be eaten by the deer, and the biologic seed will come up for later in the fall.
Works pretty good for me. 
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 8:15 PM | ||
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How do you prep the ground for the soybeans, where do you get the seeds and do you have to plant them every spring? Thanks. __________________ "Hunters across America must wake up to the awareness that they stand a good chance of losing their sport because of their own inaction and lassitude." Fred Bear 1975
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| Posted: 08 Jun 2006 10:16 PM | ||
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I just ordered some plot saver.
Has anyone ever used it? |
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| Posted: 09 Jun 2006 7:12 AM | ||
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I have works great for a temp-fencing, the nest is a deer fence that can be opened/closed... with plotsaver every other week shorten it by 1 yard...this way the deer will still eat the vegies, but won't eat up the hole plot..... __________________ Quote: Hunting is My Heart & Soul, Without it. I'm just a empty shell. |
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| Posted: 09 Jun 2006 7:22 AM | ||
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The fence that I described isn't meant to stop the deer from eating the plot. Like I said, you only need to do a very small area like a 1 foot diameter circle. It's just to judge how much the deer are eating.
David __________________ NJ... Where fun comes to die!
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| Posted: 09 Jun 2006 8:02 AM Last Edited By: Schues41 | ||
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| Food plots are awesome. They must do wonders for the property. I like the idea much better than baiting. | ||
| Posted: 09 Jun 2006 9:35 AM | ||
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| mystic are you using the spray or the fence with the ribbons? | ||
| Posted: 09 Jun 2006 9:43 AM | ||
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lifehog,
are these at the club? -dan __________________ PLEASE DO NOT HUNT QUEBEC! NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE FOR THE 168 HUNTERS WHO WERE ROBBED OF THEIR MONEY AND THEIR DREAMS IN 2008
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| Posted: 09 Jun 2006 5:12 PM | ||
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How do you prep the ground for the soybeans, where do you get the seeds and do you have to plant them every spring? Thanks. I rototill the ground, then spread the seed and drag a scratch harrow to cover it. There is a grow mark store near me where I buy the seeds, and yes, you have to plant them each spring. |
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| Posted: 09 Jun 2006 5:20 PM | ||
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Thanks NJ Bowntr. I really like that idea. It would be a great way to control weeds. Can you give me more info on those Round Up ready seeds? Do you know the name of them or should I try to find a Frow Mark store? __________________ "Hunters across America must wake up to the awareness that they stand a good chance of losing their sport because of their own inaction and lassitude." Fred Bear 1975
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| Posted: 09 Jun 2006 6:31 PM | ||
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I use the spray, but the deer fence is way better ( cost lot more too ). The fencing that is really good has 4 slid-up gates to open and let them in after the plants have grown for 1 to 2 months. Plot saver I have found, that if you make it smaller every moth the deer can eat and you will still have lots of veggies for them to eat later in the season, Then by mid Oct start plowing the outside edges for a fall/winter planting...leave about 1/4 the size in the middle alone. What this does is come spring when it starts to grow again you will have less work and the deer will feel safer eating in the plot. __________________ Quote: Hunting is My Heart & Soul, Without it. I'm just a empty shell. |
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