Spring food plots were "washed out"
By topheavy on Jul 3, 2008 | In Uncategorized | Send feedback »
I have walked all of my food plots todate and I am crushed. I have one small section of clover and one small section of winter wheat (full seed and drying nicely from last falls planting) are all I have left. Every plot I checked was the same... flooded out and grown over with heavy grass, some as high as my shoulders.
I have decided to let it go until the first week of August and then mow it all, let it grow for 1 week, spray it with Round up, let it sit 2 weeks and then till it all with a 60" rear tine tiller or a tractor and disc. I have to start every thing over and to beat that it all has to go into a fall food source.
I have decided on BioLogic products this year. I will be planting some wheat, some turnips and some rape, but mostly I will be planting a blend with strong amounts of Austrian Winter Peas. I have been seeing and hearing about the unbelievable drawing power of this plant and I will have 5 acres or more in at least 40% peas.
This entire mess will mean I have to replant perennial materials in the spring again, but by using the tiller this fall, I hope to reduce the amount of work in the hard to get places.
August will be a busy month so I will bring you pictures of the progress then.
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