Food plot rescue
-
- 500 Club
- Posts: 1025
- Joined: Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:28 am
- Status: Offline
Food plot rescue
Planted a fall plot 15 days ago but with the lack of rain I barely have any germination. I’m hoping with the rain forecasted Thursday-Sunday that the seed will germinate. How long do you give a plot before you reseed?
-
- 500 Club
- Posts: 1025
- Joined: Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:28 am
- Status: Offline
Re: Food plot rescue
Bump
-
- Posts: 253
- Joined: Thu Jun 18, 2015 2:45 pm
- Status: Offline
Re: Food plot rescue
I am no expert and only play on some old wetland and field corners the farmer lets me play on, so take with a grain of salt as they say.
What did you seed that you are waiting on? If it is brassicas, depending on your area they may not have enough time to grow fully before first frost. If they germinate with the rain I would fertilizer those baby’s up big time to try to get as much growth as possible. That is if you want brassicas. Brassicas grow best at the end of their maturity process, so first frost may cut that off.
If they look weak around Labor Day you can always do winter rye grain and or winter oats, I also throw in ground hog radish in light amounts with them. Around two weeks later throw some more rye grain down. Sure you know but make sure it is rye grain and not rye grass.
You can also add peas or buckwheat to act like a deer candy but they will not last long. Keep us updated.
What did you seed that you are waiting on? If it is brassicas, depending on your area they may not have enough time to grow fully before first frost. If they germinate with the rain I would fertilizer those baby’s up big time to try to get as much growth as possible. That is if you want brassicas. Brassicas grow best at the end of their maturity process, so first frost may cut that off.
If they look weak around Labor Day you can always do winter rye grain and or winter oats, I also throw in ground hog radish in light amounts with them. Around two weeks later throw some more rye grain down. Sure you know but make sure it is rye grain and not rye grass.
You can also add peas or buckwheat to act like a deer candy but they will not last long. Keep us updated.
-
- Posts: 294
- Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:51 am
- Location: Central New Hampshire
- Status: Offline
Re: Food plot rescue
This time of year winter rye would be your best rescue, in my opinion. It will germinate under basically any conditions. Put down at least 100 pounds per acre and rest assured you'll have a food plot. I've had it germinate in the cracks of my deck during a drought.
Whether your previous planting crashed and burned or was flourishing I would still overseed with 100 pounds per acre of winter rye. It will fill in any open areas and diversity is always your friend.
Whether your previous planting crashed and burned or was flourishing I would still overseed with 100 pounds per acre of winter rye. It will fill in any open areas and diversity is always your friend.
-
- 500 Club
- Posts: 1025
- Joined: Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:28 am
- Status: Offline
Re: Food plot rescue
Iabow wrote:I am no expert and only play on some old wetland and field corners the farmer lets me play on, so take with a grain of salt as they say.
What did you seed that you are waiting on? If it is brassicas, depending on your area they may not have enough time to grow fully before first frost. If they germinate with the rain I would fertilizer those baby’s up big time to try to get as much growth as possible. That is if you want brassicas. Brassicas grow best at the end of their maturity process, so first frost may cut that off.
If they look weak around Labor Day you can always do winter rye grain and or winter oats, I also throw in ground hog radish in light amounts with them. Around two weeks later throw some more rye grain down. Sure you know but make sure it is rye grain and not rye grass.
You can also add peas or buckwheat to act like a deer candy but they will not last long. Keep us updated.
No brassicas. The blend is oats, winter wheat, winter peas, and rye. The soil is fairly sandy and the plot is in the wide open.
- HuntingParadise
- Posts: 157
- Joined: Thu Oct 17, 2019 12:51 pm
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hunting.paradise.56
- Location: Wisconsin
- Contact:
- Status: Offline
Re: Food plot rescue
Scott S wrote:This time of year winter rye would be your best rescue, in my opinion. It will germinate under basically any conditions. Put down at least 100 pounds per acre and rest assured you'll have a food plot. I've had it germinate in the cracks of my deck during a drought.
Whether your previous planting crashed and burned or was flourishing I would still overseed with 100 pounds per acre of winter rye. It will fill in any open areas and diversity is always your friend.
Only second year doing Winter Rye, but from what Ive read and seen is that itll grow later than the rest and will grow anywhere under most conditions. Id suggest this as well.
-
- 500 Club
- Posts: 1025
- Joined: Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:28 am
- Status: Offline
Re: Food plot rescue
I ended up broadcasting about 2-3# of seed and the recommended fertilizer. The seed blend I planted prior to rebroadcasting was starting to germinate, but not to the height and density I had hoped. The rain we got, over 1” over the last three days, should really kick things into gear!
-
- Posts: 294
- Joined: Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:51 am
- Location: Central New Hampshire
- Status: Offline
Re: Food plot rescue
Good luck, my friend. Hope everything goes well.
-
- 500 Club
- Posts: 1025
- Joined: Sat Jul 27, 2019 3:28 am
- Status: Offline
Re: Food plot rescue
Scott S wrote:Good luck, my friend. Hope everything goes well.
Thanks. I’ll post a picture when I go to check progress in about two weeks.
-
- Advertisement
Who is online
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 19 guests