Food Plot Basics

[OKRuss]

Extended projection forecast for the entire month of October shows no rain in sight......

Yep and I have clover and alfalfa coming up from planting 2 weeks ago and got 1-2" of rain then nothing. Hope they survive on heavy dew until we get rain. Definitely not spreading any post emergent fertilizer until get some rain and seedlings grow some.

 

[TedKennedy]

Yep and I have clover and alfalfa coming up from planting 2 weeks ago and got 1-2" of rain then nothing. Hope they survive on heavy dew until we get rain. Definitely not spreading any post emergent fertilizer until get some rain and seedlings grow some.

I feel your pain.

I see so many folks getting their panties in a knot over the election, the Middle East, the unions....
None of that crap matters. Only deer season matters.

 

[Okie4570]

Yep and I have clover and alfalfa coming up from planting 2 weeks ago and got 1-2" of rain then nothing. Hope they survive on heavy dew until we get rain. Definitely not spreading any post emergent fertilizer until get some rain and seedlings grow some.

I chickened out on planting alfalfa this year. That seed is too expensive.

 

[OKRuss]

I chickened out on planting alfalfa this year. That seed is too expensive.

I'm trying a mix from Hancock Seed with 3 clover and alfalfa. Plus, I'm just planting 4-5 acres. Hoping the alfalfa will help shade/choke out the horse nettle I'm battling in the spring. Sprayed it all with glyphosate earlier in the year, disced under, sprayed again after some green up showed. Nothing green in the plots when I planted. Right now, the nettle is dormant but will come back with a vengeance early next year.

 

[Oklahomabassin]

I'm trying a mix from Hancock Seed with 3 clover and alfalfa. Plus, I'm just planting 4-5 acres. Hoping the alfalfa will help shade/choke out the horse nettle I'm battling in the spring. Sprayed it all with glyphosate earlier in the year, disced under, sprayed again after some green up showed. Nothing green in the plots when I planted. Right now, the nettle is dormant but will come back with a vengeance early next year.

Did you do a soil sample?

 

[Okie4570]

I'm trying a mix from Hancock Seed with 3 clover and alfalfa. Plus, I'm just planting 4-5 acres. Hoping the alfalfa will help shade/choke out the horse nettle I'm battling in the spring. Sprayed it all with glyphosate earlier in the year, disced under, sprayed again after some green up showed. Nothing green in the plots when I planted. Right now, the nettle is dormant but will come back with a vengeance early next year.

Not always the case, but usually horse nettle is a sign of poor soil conditions.

 

[OKRuss]

Did you do a soil sample?

Yes on soil samples. N, P and K in good range. Some micro nutrients are lacking. I'll post a pic tomorrow.

 

[dennishoddy]

I feel your pain.

I see so many folks getting their panties in a knot over the election, the Middle East, the unions....
None of that crap matters. Only deer season matters.

That’s actually a factoid.

 

[meatGrinder]

I feel your pain.

I see so many folks getting their panties in a knot over the election, the Middle East, the unions....
None of that crap matters. Only deer season matters.

This is the right line of reasoning right here

 

[Oklahomabassin]

Food plots worked but will wait for rain or next year before planting.