Food Plot Basics

[Okie4570]

Cattle is the best way to get rid of Johnson grass..........but I'd rather spray and/or live with the Johnson grass lol.

 

[dennishoddy]

Cattle is the best way to get rid of Johnson grass..........but I'd rather spray and/or live with the Johnson grass lol.

Pigs better. They root up the rhizomes, but who wants those?

 

[Okie4570]

Pigs better. They root up the rhizomes, but who wants those?

Yeah cattle keep it eaten down to where there's no leaves, so the plants die, rhizomes and all. Sometimes takes a second year to finish off.

 

[undeg01]

Got almost 1 3/4” of rain out of last night’s storms. Interested to see what my clover fields look like in a couple weeks.

 

[dennishoddy]

Got almost 1 3/4” of rain out of last night’s storms. Interested to see what my clover fields look like in a couple weeks.

.5 on mine, but it certainly needs more.

 

[OKRuss]

Crimson clover loved the last rain!

 

[undeg01]

I topped off the wheat in my ladino clover plots on Friday and got them all sprayed for weeds and grasses Friday evening. My 2 year old clover plot is thick and lush (pictured) and my two new clover plots that I seeded early last October have established well are really taking off. With this week of rain and cooler weather, I’m hoping they get a resurgence of growth before it gets too hot.

 

[Refugee]

I'm finally getting ready to start prepping my food plots. My main plot has low pH, no shock there, and is about 4 acres. I have three other plots that add up to another 6 acres and my goal is to get clover planted this fall. I have the land cleared, and my disc arrives next week. I have access to a brush hog for skid steer, and a small tractor with the aforementioned disc. I will also be getting a small boom sprayer for my tractor. My thoughts are to do the following:

Complete my soil samples (I only have main plot done)

Spray herbicide

Disc

Lime as prescribed by soil samples

Plant

Pray for rain

My questions are:
Do I have my order of operations correct?
Does anyone know where I can get an ag lime spreader/and lime near Norman or Shawnee?
Ideas for a seeder? Just broadcast and run over with a ring roller?

Thanks for the help!!

 

[Deer Slayer]

I'm finally getting ready to start prepping my food plots. My main plot has low pH, no shock there, and is about 4 acres. I have three other plots that add up to another 6 acres and my goal is to get clover planted this fall. I have the land cleared, and my disc arrives next week. I have access to a brush hog for skid steer, and a small tractor with the aforementioned disc. I will also be getting a small boom sprayer for my tractor. My thoughts are to do the following:

Complete my soil samples (I only have main plot done)

Spray herbicide

Disc

Lime as prescribed by soil samples

Plant

Pray for rain

My questions are:
Do I have my order of operations correct?
Does anyone know where I can get an ag lime spreader/and lime near Norman or Shawnee?
Ideas for a seeder? Just broadcast and run over with a ring roller?

Thanks for the help!!

The order is fine. Where you get your soil samples tested is the most important thing you can do.This is the foundation for building a good food plot. OSU is not necessarily the best or cheapest for your sample tests. Do you want to plant an annual plot or do you want to look at planting a plot with high quality perenials that will be there every year and spread? If you want some serious help to shorten the learning curve then shoot me a PM. Call Shawnee Mills for ag lime and a spreader.

 

[dennishoddy]

I'm finally getting ready to start prepping my food plots. My main plot has low pH, no shock there, and is about 4 acres. I have three other plots that add up to another 6 acres and my goal is to get clover planted this fall. I have the land cleared, and my disc arrives next week. I have access to a brush hog for skid steer, and a small tractor with the aforementioned disc. I will also be getting a small boom sprayer for my tractor. My thoughts are to do the following:

Complete my soil samples (I only have main plot done)

Spray herbicide

Disc

Lime as prescribed by soil samples

Plant

Pray for rain

My questions are:
Do I have my order of operations correct?
Does anyone know where I can get an ag lime spreader/and lime near Norman or Shawnee?
Ideas for a seeder? Just broadcast and run over with a ring roller?

Thanks for the help!!

I’d recommend a broadcast sprayer vs a boom type.
I can get a 30’ swath with my sprayer on a calm day while driving through some narrow areas. I know the booms are spring loaded to break over but, that’s my 2 cents.