HUNTHRD365 said:
Im looking forwad to it all, will be heading that way the first week of april to start spraying and breaking the ground. All 3 acres have been limed and fertilized for 3 years now. In our 1 1/2 acre plot were going to plant the game keepers mix from eagle seed. This plot is heavily wooded around it, have around 60 acres of thick cedar trees on one side of the field and the other all hardwoods mix of white and red oaks. awesome setups all around!!! The next plot is stationed next to a 1/4 acre pond, the soil sample was at 6.3 1 year ago. Since then we have limed acording to test results. We want to plant a mix of clovers, ladino white, red, and white dutch. The field is about 1/2 acre. Also going to put down some oats as a nurse crop to let the clover get established.. (give the deer somethig quick to much on). The last Field we are going to drill mostly corn, and a little iron clay pea. the fied is just a little over 1 acre, what seeding rate should we go with when planting this field? We are planning on leaving it standing throughout the fall.
What do you all think about this planting?
I also hope you update us on how well the eagle soybeans mix perform on 1.5 acres!!
On the 1/2 acre clover,.. no need for the oats,that only works for fall planting. I would drop the white dutch and just use ladino white, red, and chicory. Chicory is awesome,.. i highly recommend it.
On the 1 acre spot,. if you get corn to work you will be the first i've ever heard that gets good results from it on a small plot. Coons and yotes do more damage to it before deer get the benefit in most places. The only thing that i have had any luck with on my 1 acre plot( summer annual) is imperial powerplant. Its a great mix of soybean, iron clay peas, lablab, sorghum, and sunflowers.
This pic is the only one i was able to make of the powerplant plot last year,.. my work schedule killed me last year. BUT,.. the pic was took in late june, i planted in early may. By mid august,. you could not walk through it,.. it was chin eye on me and thick as hair on a dogs back. You could clearly identify the plants in the plot,.. the soybean and lablab was heavily browsed in july and august,.. but held up well for such a small plot. In september,.. they started hitting the iron clay peas and the sorghum heads and the remaining soybean and lablab. AND,.. the plot performed so well i didn't even cut it,. i let it stand all winter. I was very impressed!!
Good luck to you on whatever you decide,.. and keep us posted on your success and failures!! Its all good info. :)
