Planted fall plot - now what?

[dm239]

I planted Austrian winter peas, ladino clover, and winter wheat this fall. Beforehand, I killed back lots of nasty stuff with gly-4. I plan to do a soil test now, since I didn't last year, and I anticipate spreading lime. What would be good to plant this spring? What should I expect as far as weeds returning in the plots?

 

[Football Hunter]

Ugggh,expect the nasty stuff back,do your soil test ASAP,I would maybe frost seed some clover at the end of Feb.I have had GREAT GREAT sucsess with my clover,but my dirt is 6.5 or better,so get it right if you can.Be looking into some over the top sprays,to kill the grasses,I wouldnt really worry about the weeds much.

 

[Trapper John]

Get a soil test done and put down the right amount of lime.

I'm sure you'll go another direction but I've given up on Spring/Summer food plots for deer. They seem to enjoy the natural growth as much as anything. I've even been known to fertilize the weeds for them until it's time to get the Fall plots ready again.

 

[ROUGH COUNTRY HUNTER]

i would go with clover,then later on use the roundup or whatever it is to kill the weeds out

 

[dm239]

spray the roundup on the clover? It will make it?

at that point, I'll be looking at annual fall plantings - go with different stuff than this year, or is one season not enough to matter?

 

[PickettSFHunter]

You can use Roundup in the Spring for weed control in clover. You go with less than the normal rate though, its like 1 quart/acre that you bump down too. Then you need to be careful when you do it. Try to do it when you have good soil moisture and should have good rainfall for the next few weeks. Alot of the grasses and weeds will die, the clover will be stunted, but will bounce back strong IF you do it right. You better have a well calibrated sprayer and have a very good idea on your acreage though or you will end up with a burnt clover plot.

 

[Boone 58]

X_2...i let the clover stay on there and in fields that get shade i am having tremendous success with the clover lasting thru summer...however on open sunny fields it dies back very badly until coooler and wetter weather. on the shaded ones i have really been impressed with clover...advantage Ladino.
I dont believe summer plots to be worth it much on ours but i have yet to try R.R. soybeans which if i could afford would gladly grow. I plan to do a test plot on one field this spring.