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What a disappointing surprise. Found out how dry it is. Went to my little hidey hole plot and it's gone. Dried and burned up. Maybe a little itty bitty 2 inch rape plant here or there. Same for the clover. All the oats just brown and down. Had the lime with me so I worked up the ground a little and put down the lime. Probably shouldn't have, but I also broadcast the red clover I came with to work into the bare spots, but now its the plot. Just 2 weeks ago it looked great. From the trail cam pics, the final days of green growth only occurred a few days ago.

I might not be able to get back out until muzzleloader opener. Is there something I could throw out at that time? More clover? Wheat or oats?

Do I have any chance that the Imperial Whitetail clover went dormant and might come back with some rain? Same for the buck forage oats?

Needing rain is an understatement. Will plant much later next year.
 
If you are trying to plant that late, I would look at rye and turnips. they are the most cold-hardy option you have. However, there aren't many growing days left that late in the year. You might luck out and have some of the clover spring back up with some moisture and seasonal temps. You easily have til the end of the month, but after that, cold comes quickly. And I can relate to the drought- the creek behind my house hasn't flowed in 2 weeks, and it hasn't run dry any year previous.
 
Just checked the radar and it's raining on the plot. Should get a good rain today but just going back to sunny tomorrow and remainder of the week. No more rain forecast until next weekend and that's 50/50 at best 6-7 days out.

Going to have to figure a way to sneak out there in the next couple of weeks.
 
The best time to plant is from mid September to about the mid of October. Planting in early September opens up 3.5 weeks of 90ish degree temps and that is just too much time for weeds to reestablish themselves and or no rain at all. The cooler nights of late September and October lends itself to favorable conditions of planting wheat, oats and white clover. I never get in a hurry to plant early, and mid September is a great starting point. I will finish up about 10 fields this coming Friday.
 
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