Green Field

[Gravey]

I've been thinking about putting a food plot of winter wheat in behind my house for several years but have never done it. I only have 5 acres and the field it would be in is in the 1.5 range so the plot wouldn't be any bigger than an acre or so. It wouldn't be for hunting although I wouldn't be opposed to sitting over it during the rut in case a hot doe drug a nice buck by. Anyway, what are the proper steps to doing this and when should I do it? I have a tractor, bush hog, finish mower, & disk and also have access to a plow (I think it's still available). Time seems to always be my problem.

Thanks!

 

[muddyboots]

First i spray but you probably dont have time to do that. Bush hog, disc, cultipack, sow seed and fertilizer, cover seed and i cultipack once more and wait on rain.

 

[Anonymous]

Right now you would do just fine by mowing the grass real short then drilling in the wheat. Spread a couple hundred pounds of triple 15 on it if you have an acre. Will come up fine.

 

[Football Hunter]

Id spray it

 

[Tree Tramp]

Id bushog or rough disk, sow and light disk. Hard to get winter wheat wrong. I dont use fertilizer for it either. I have two plots that havent had a wheat seed planted for two years. I bushog it low first of sept and the heads on the wheat sow the new seed back. It looks just as good this year as it did when i planted it two years ago. May be the dirt :crazy:

 

[Gravey]

Thanks for the advice. I bushhogged it a few weeks back so will just mow it down now and see what I can do with the disk. If that goes well I'll go ahead with the seed. Thanks again.

 

[Football Hunter]

dont forget,if you use nitrogen,your encouraging those grasses.I wouldnt disc at all,bush hog,wait a week,spray,and overseed right before a rain.

 

[Gravey]

dont forget,if you use nitrogen,your encouraging those grasses.I wouldnt disc at all,bush hog,wait a week,spray,and overseed right before a rain.

This is all new to me so I know zip about nitrogen. I mowed it down yesterday thankfully before the rain today and was planning to disc Wednesday if I can (son has baseball game tomorrow night). Why wouldn't you disc it and then seed? I have nothing to spray it with and am assuming you're talking about using gly 4?

 

[Football Hunter]

if you disc it,you will turn loose all the grass seeds that are in the ground

 

[doubledownranch]

If your new to food plots, I suggest this reading. It will tell you everything you need to know. Ut Extension is a great source of information for wildlife and habitat management.

https://utextension.tennessee.edu/publi ... PB1769.pdf

 

[Gravey]

if you disc it,you will turn loose all the grass seeds that are in the ground

so spray it now with gly 4 to kill all grass, wait at least a week, and then overseed? Do I have to spray it before overseeding?

 

[Gravey]

If your new to food plots, I suggest this reading. It will tell you everything you need to know. Ut Extension is a great source of information for wildlife and habitat management.

https://utextension.tennessee.edu/publi ... PB1769.pdf

thanks I'll check it out.

 

[WDS]

Disc and plant. Grass seed is not an issue this time of year. Winter wheat will do much better with broken ground. If you do not have a drag (cultipacker, ect.) run a 4-wheeler over the plot to try and 'pack' the seed. Winter wheat can even be lightly disked *** LIGHTLY *** to cover or get better soil contact. Smaller seed (clover,brassicas (i.e. Rape) don't disk, but rather run over the plot with 4 wheeler , UTV, ect. Rape and Wheat will basically grow on a rock, but clover takes tender loving care !! I actually break out the guitar and sing to mine when time allows !! My Will Ladino/ Medium Red plots prefer SKYNYRD !!!!! now aint that cool !!!

 

[Gravey]

Somehow I missed today's rain in the forecast. Could I put the seed out now and run a drag over it or would that be a waste of time?

 

[muddyboots]

I would sow if the ground is wet.

 

[Gravey]

You got rain today??

Yep a steady drizzle most of the day.

 

[Gravey]

I would sow if the ground is wet.

Thanks!

 

[Gravey]

You got rain today??

Yep a steady drizzle most of the day.

I can't believe it. I get home and it doesn't look like we had a drop at the house and I'm only 3 1/2 miles from the office. :crazy: Looks like some more coming in tomorrow night and Thursday so gonna try and get it out tomorrow.

 

[Gravey]

Got it out so ya'll go wash your vehicles. :grin:

 

[BSK]

Got it out so ya'll go wash your vehicles. :grin:

Will do! And rain dance the whole time!